After a hectic pay-per-view offering, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to relative normalcy with UFC Fight Night 210.
The now 13-fight card is headlined by a bantamweight contest between contenders Cory Sandhagen and Yadong Song. Both main event fighters successfully made their contracted weights, which was a stark contrast to the drama last week. All fighters made weight except for Aspen Ladd (138), who weighed in two pounds heavy for her bantamweight fight against Sara McMann, and middleweight Alen Amedovski (186.5), who initially clocked in half a pound over for his 185-pound scrap with Joseph Pyfer. Ladd vs. McMann has since been canceled by the UFC, while Amedovski came back to weigh 185.5 pounds.
While a title shot seemed inevitable after back-to-back stunning knockouts over Marlon Moraes and Frankie Edgar, Sandhagen (14-4) has now lost two fights in a row. After dropping a contested split decision to T.J. Dillashaw, "Sandman" then took a short-notice bout against Petr Yan that saw the American drop a one-sided decision. Now the 30-year-old will look to bounce back and show off his full arsenal. Sandhagen officially weighed 135.5 pounds for his third UFC main event.
This marks the first headlining fight for Song (19-6-1, 1 NC). The Chinese fighter has quickly established himself as one of the division's guaranteed action fighters, stringing together three straight wins over Casey Kenney, Julio Arce and Moraes. The fighter known as "Kung Fu Kid" has only been defeated once inside the Octagon, and is looking to keep rising up the ranks. Beaming with pride while sporting sunglasses indoors, Song stepped on the scale at 135.5 pounds ahead of his first UFC headliner.
UFC Fight Night 210 will stream on ESPN+ in its entirety on Saturday. Prelims begin at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT and the main card starts at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
UFC Fight Night 210 Weigh-in Results:
Cory Sandhagen (135.5) vs. Yadong Song (135.5)Chidi Njokuani (185.5) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (185.5)
Bill Algeo (146) vs. Andre Fili (145.5)
Alen Amedovski (185.5) vs. Joseph Pyfer (185)
Tanner Boser (229) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (261)
Marc-Andre Barriault (185) vs. Anthony Hernandez (185.5)
Damon Jackson (145.5) vs. Pat Sabatini (145.5)
Aspen Ladd (138)* vs. Sara McMann (135)
Louis Cosce (170.5) vs. Trevin Giles (170)
Denise Gomes (115) vs. Konklak Suphisara (115.5)
Trey Ogden (156) vs. Daniel Zellhuber (155)
Mariya Agapova (125.5) vs. Gillian Robertson (125)
Javid Basharat (135.5) vs. Tony Gravely (135.5)
Nikolas Motta (155) vs. Cameron VanCamp (155.5)
* Ladd missed weight by two pounds and the fight has been canceled.
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