Watch: Yadong annihilates Perez with huge right hand
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Song Yadong scored a vicious highlight-reel knockout Saturday, using a huge right hand to drop Alejandro Perez in the first round of their UFC 239 fight.
For U.S. viewers
The right hand puts Perez away in the FIRST ROUND!
— UFC (@ufc) July 7, 2019
Wow! #UFC239 pic.twitter.com/bbnxvMBpYI
For Canadian viewers
This kid is SPECIAL. #UFC239 pic.twitter.com/aKTS6aNJ3A
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 7, 2019
Yadong - who at 21 years old is the second-youngest fighter in the UFC - has now won all four of his fights with the promotion since making his debut in 2017. His knockout of Perez was his third stoppage within the first two rounds.