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Song (24-9-1) was a massive underdog against Usman’s brother, Umar (20-2), going into their recent main event clash in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. However, Song flatlined Umar with an uppercut in the second round in a huge upset. Usman immediately jumped inside the Octagon and rushed towards his unconscious brother, nearly colliding with Song.
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The Professional Fighters League star even appeared to instinctively load up on an elbow strike as Song ran past him, but didn’t follow through.
Song explains why he believes Usman Nurmagomedov wasn’t trying to attack him
Song has now come to Usman’s defense after the unbeaten Russian drew criticism online for his post-fight actions at UFC Shanghai. The Chinese bantamweight notes that an official rushed towards Usman as soon as he jumped the cage. According to Song, he then almost collided with Usman, who put his hands up in defense. The former also fully understands the latter’s actions, considering he’d just witnessed his older brother get knocked out.
“Watching the slow motion, it looked like he was turning around to throw an elbow or something, but actually I understand because they are brothers, you know?” Song said in a recent interview. “The internet said he wanted to maliciously attack me; he just thought I was going over to attack him. Because he went over to check on his brother, and suddenly someone runs over, as you’d definitely react that way.”
“The Kung Fu Kid” believes the PFL lightweight champ must have already been startled by the official running towards him.
“He thought I was going to attack him,” Song added. “Because when he went to see it, a person suddenly ran over. You can see it in slow motion; he closed his eyes. And then I ran over there and he defended it. That’s it.”
🙌🗣️ Song Yadong speaks on Usman Nurmagomedov jumping the cage, he believes Usman did NOT intend on maliciously attacking him:
“Watching the slow motion, it looked like he was turning around to throw an elbow or something, but actually I understand because they are brothers,…
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) September 1, 2026
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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