Song accidentally poked Cejudo in the eye midway through Round 3, but Cejudo opted to continue fighting after using all five minutes to try and recover. However, by the end of Round 3, Cejudo complained to his corner that he couldn’t see, and the commission decided to put an end to the fight by going to the judges’ scorecards.

Henry Cejudo wants to rematch Song Yadong after his bout with the Chinese contender at UFC Seattle ended in a controversial defeat. Former two-division UFC champion Cejudo battled through almost three rounds with Song at Climate Pledge Arena before sustaining a nasty poke to the eye in Round 3 that forced him to take a lengthy injury timeout as he attempted to recover.