Marlon Moraes vs. Yadong Song Targeted for UFC Fight Night on March 12

A bantamweight showdown pitting Marlon Moraes against Yadong Song is in the works for UFC Fight Night on March 12.

MMAjunkie.com confirmed the booking after Song initially announced the fight on the UFC’s Migu channel. The UFC Fight Night card is expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight clash between Magomed Ankalaev and Thiago Santos. A location and venue has yet to be announced.

A former World Series of Fighting champion and UFC bantamweight title challenger, Moraes has dropped four of his last five outings in the Octagon. Most recently, Moraes rocked Merab Dvalishvili early in their UFC 266 encounter before falling via technical knockout at the 4:25 mark of Round 2. The American Top Team product’s other recent defeats have come at the hands of Rob Font, Cory Sandhagen and Henry Cejudo.

Song, meanwhile, has compiled a 7-1-1 mark during his tenure with the Las Vegas-based promotion. After falling to Kyler Phillips via unanimous decision in his first appearance of 2021, the Team Alpha Male product rebounded to defeat Casey Kenney via split decision and Julio Arce by TKO in his next two UFC appearances.