UFC: Song Yadong left shaking head as judges deny Cody Stamann win with controversial draw
- ‘Kung Fu Monkey’ waves his finger after UFC Washington fight is ruled a majority draw
- Stamann seemingly dominates fight after Chinese star docked point for illegal knee in first round
After the decision of his fight against Cody Stamann at UFC on ESPN 7 in Washington was announced as a majority draw, Song Yadong was left shaking his head and waving his finger.
Not because he thought he won, but because he knew he had lost.
China’s rising bantamweight star had seemingly been up against it on the scorecards after an illegal knee to the grounded Stamann’s head in the first round saw him docked a point.
A draw seemed the best case scenario for “The Kung Fu Monkey”. Indeed, two of the judges saw it as 28-28, with the other giving it 29-27 to American Stamann, who had dominated the rest of the fight with his high-level ground game.
“That was a bad one, I don’t even think that was close,” former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier said on commentary.