ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 15: Henry Cejudo is seen on stage during the UFC 298 press conference … [+]
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo returns to action for the first time since his February 2024 decision loss to current UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili when he headlines Saturday’s UFC Seattle card against Song Yadong. Yadong is also coming off a loss, falling to former UFC 135-pound champ Petr Yan in March 2024. The UFC Fight Night card is the UFC’s first visit to Seattle since July 2013. Neither Cejudo nor Song were on the UFC roster at the time of that fight card. We look at the details for the UFC Seattle card including the date, location, time and how to watch or stream the Feb. 22 UFC fight card.
In the co-main event of the UFC Fight Night event in Seattle, top-15 ranked middleweights Brendan Allen and Anthony Hernandez face off in an important matchup that could see the 185-pound combatants switching spots in the rankings depending on the fight’s outcome.
UFC Seattle: Henry Cejudo Vs. Song Yadong
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 17: Henry Cejudo reacts after a bantamweight fight against Merab … [+]
Henry Cejudo (16-4) joined the UFC in 2014 with a 6-0 record. He opened his run with the promotion with four decision wins, fighting once at bantamweight and three times at flyweight.
That 4-0 run earned Cejudo a April 2016 matchup against flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson. Johnson successfully defended his crown with a first-round TKO. Cejudo returned to the Octagon in December 206, dropping a split decision to Joseph Benavidez.
Cejudo followed that short losing skid with wins over Wilson Reis and Sergio Pettis, which earned him another shot at Johnson and his title. In the rematch, which served as the co-main event of UFC 227 in August 2018, Cejudo ended Johnson’s title run, winning the UFC 125-pound belt via split decision.
In early 2020 Cejudo vacated the flyweight belt. Then in May of that year, Cejudo defended his bantamweight belt with a TKO win over Dominick Cruz. Cejudo retired from MMA following that win.
Nearly three years after his retirement, Cejudo returned to action, losing to Aljamain Sterling via split decision in a fight for Sterling’s UFC bantamweight belt. Then, in February 2024, Merab Dvalishvili defeated Cejudo via decision.
MIAMI, FLORIDA – MARCH 09: Song Yadong of China and Petr Yan of Russia fight during their … [+]
Song Yadong (21-8-1-1) has been with the UFC since November 2017. Song began his run with the promotion with a 5-0-1 record. His first loss came in March 2021 when Kyler Phillips defeated him via decision.
Song followed that setback with three wins, a decision over Casey Kenney and knockouts of Julio Arce and Marlon Moraes. His winning run ended in September 2022, when Cory Sandhagen earned a TKO over Song (Dr. stoppage).
Song returned from that loss with a TKO win over Ricky Simon and a decision victory over Chris Gutiérrez.
Then, in March 2024, Song dropped a decision to Petr Yan at UFC 299.
Cejudo is the No. 7 fighter in the official UFC flyweight rankings, while Song checks in at No. 8 ahead of the UFC Seattle card.
UFC Seattle: Brendan Allen Vs. Anthony Hernandez
PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 28: Brendan Allen prepares to face Nassourdine Imavov of Russia in a … [+]
Brendan Allen (24-6) joined the UFC in 2019 following a win on a Dana White Contender Series Card. He went 5-2 in his first seven outings. His only losses came to Sean Strickland (TKO) and Chris Curtis (TKO).
Between February 2022 and April 2024, Allen went 7-0 with five submission wins and two decision triumphs. That impressive run earned Allen the No. 8 spot in the UFC middleweight rankings and a matchup against Nassourdine Imavov in the co-main spot of a September 2024 card in Paris. Imavov won that bout via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3).
Now ranked No 9 in the UFC middleweight division, Allen is looking to hold on to his top-10 ranking against the surging Hernandez.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 19: Anthony Hernandez reacts after a victory against Michel Pereira of … [+]
Anthony Hernandez (13-2-0-1) is riding a six-fight winning streak of his own ahead of the UFC Seattle fight card.
Hernandez joined the promotion in 2019, opening his UFC run with a 1-2 record. He has not lost since Kevin Holland stopped him via TKO in 2020. Hernandez is coming off back-to-back “Performance of the Night” bonus-winning victories, stopping Roman Kopylov via submission and most recently earning a TKO win over Michel Pereira in a UFC Fight Night main event scrap in October 2024.
Hernandez is the No. 12 ranked UFC middleweight.
UFC Seattle Full Fight Card
UFC Seattle Main Card
Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong
Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez
Jean Silva vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
Ion Cuțelaba vs. Ibo Aslan
Alonzo Menifield vs. Julius Walker
UFC Seattle Preliminary Card
Nursulton Ruziboev vs. Eric McConico
Andre Fili vs. Melquizael Costa
Adam Fugitt vs. Billy Goff
Ricky Simón vs. Javid Basharat
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Nick Klein
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Raffael Cerqueira
UFC Seattle Date
February 22, 2025
UFC Seattle Location
Climate Pledge Arena
UFC Seattle How To Watch Or Stream
Prelims: 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
Main Card: 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
We will have more on the UFC Seattle fight card as fight night nears, including updated betting odds, picks, predictions, and more and any updates on how to watch of stream the UFC Fight Night card.
