Explosive finale to UFC's Shanghai Fight Night, as Song upsets Russian favorite

The Ultimate Fighting Championship couldn't have asked for a better finish than the way Song Yadong left Shanghai in a frenzy on Saturday night after winning, arguably, the biggest fight in his career so far.

The Chinese bantamweight contender didn't take long to cap off the UFC's Shanghai Fight Night in the greatest possible way for the home crowd after he secured a massive knockout victory over Russia's former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov in their main event bout at the Oriental Sports Center, taking a giant step closer to a shot at the division's world championship belt, currently held by another Russian fighter, Petr Yan.

After spending the first round against Nurmagomedov cautiously testing the dangerous Russian grappler by trading punches and kicks, Song came back in the second stanza with a grin on his face, signaling it was about time to go all in.

Just a little over three minutes later, he made the most out of what appeared a fleeting chance when Nurmagomedov went for a takedown, throwing a right uppercut just behind the Russian's ear and knocking the favorite out cold and lighting a fire under the partisan crowd, which exploded into ecstatic cheers.

"Who's next?" Song shouted out loud in his post-fight interview in the Octagon immediately after the upset win — one which could place the currently sixth-ranked contender in line for a title challenge.