Kyler Phillips Ufc
The former champion gives a reason to stay in the UFC for now. Kyler Phillips: Bantamweight. Winner: Kyler Phillips Winning Method: Kyler Phillips wins by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Phillips landed a massive head kick in the first round, and that looked like it might be it. But Yadong hung in only to come up short. Kyler Phillips is signed to the UFC where the fighters receive a base salary no matter they win or lose. Further, there is a win bonus for the winning fighter as well as a fight of the night and a performance of the night bonus. In his UFC debut fight at UFC Fight Night 169 - Benavidez vs. Figueiredo, he took home a $3,500 promotional bonus.
Las Vegas, Nevada — Following his UFC 259 bout with Kyler Phillips, bantamweight Song Yadong may have been left wishing he’d taken the red pill. Known as “The Matrix,” Phillips landed a nasty head kick on the Chinese fighter early in the bout. Yadong, showing some grit, not to mention some. Kyler Phillips breaking news and and highlights for UFC 259 fight vs. Kyler Phillips, with official Sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, and more for the Bantamweight fighter from. Fighter Fighting Style Height Weight; Song Yadong: Striker: 5' 8' 136 lbs: Kyler Phillips-5' 8' 136 lbs.
Kyler Phillips Ufc 249
© Provided by MMAJunkieStreaking bantamweights will square off on March 6.
Kyler Phillips (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) takes on Song Yadong (16-4-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) at UFC 259 in an event that does not yet have a venue or location.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. BloodyCanvas.net was the first to report the booking.
Phillips, a Dana White’s Contender Series and “The Ultimate Fighter” alum, has won his past three in a row, most recently scoring a second-round finish of newcomer Cameron Else in October.
Unbeaten in the UFC, Yadong is coming off a close decision win over Marlon Vera in May. Prior to that, he battled Cody Stamann to a majority draw at UFC on ESPN 8 in December 2019.
The latest UFC 259 fight card now includes:
Champ Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya – for light heavyweight title Champ Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson – for women’s featherweight title Champ Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling – for bantamweight title Aleksandar Rakic vs. Thiago Santos Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney Drew Dober vs. Islam Makhachev Askar Askarov vs. Joseph Benavidez Sean Brady vs. Jake Matthews Randy Costa vs. Trevin Jones Aalon Cruz vs. Uros Medic Tim Elliott vs. Jordan Espinosa Amanda Lemos vs. Livinha Souza Kyler Phillips vs. Song Yadong