Umar Nurmagomedov Heavy Favourite Over Song Yadong Ahead Of UFC Shanghai

First Strike Model Predictions For UFC Shanghai: Nurmagomedov vs Song

Wake up early for this one! This week the UFC heads to Shanghai this week for an early card, or late card depending on your sleep schedule. Goes down at 3AM ET, so get those bets in early. Dave Ross and I broke down the event on this week’s First Strike, give it a listen/watch at the link before you finalize your card. Let’s dig in. Yan Xiaonan vs Denise Gomes Yan Xiaonan has had a decorated run in the strawweight division. She challenged for th…

Song Yadong Picks Petr Yan To Beat Merab Dvalishvili Before Umar Nurmagomedov UFC Shanghai Test

Song likes Yan in the UFC 333 trilogy while calling his own Shanghai headliner a title-shot gate.

Song Prepares for Nurmagomedov Wrestling at Georgian Training Camp

TLDR Yadong Song traveled to Georgia to train with Olympic and world champion wrestlers before fighting Umar Nurmagomedov Georgian wrestlers taught Song techniques specifically designed to counter the Nurmagomedov team’s grappling system Song prefers to strike but says he’s ready to grapple if Nurmagomedov takes the fight to the ground The bout takes place at UFC Shanghai in the bantamweight division Song views a win over Nurmagomedov as his pa…

Umar Nurmagomedov Heavy Favourite Over Song Yadong Ahead Of UFC Shanghai

Umar Nurmagomedov enters Saturday’s UFC Shanghai main event as a heavy favourite over Song Yadong, with the market pointing toward a controlled decision rather than a quick finish. The bantamweight bout headlines UFC Fight Night at Shanghai’s Oriental Sports Center on August 29. The current consensus sits around Nurmagomedov -500 and Song +380. That translates to roughly an 80% market-implied chance for Nurmagomedov leaving Song near 20%. The so…