UFC Seattle has the potential to be one of the most memorable Fight Night events of 2025. On Monday, we learned Dana White and Co. have crafted the beginnings of a card that is sure to draw fans in the Northwest in person and globally on ESPN Plus.
The main event for UFC Seattle, which is scheduled to take place on February 22, will see former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo taking on Song Yadong.
This was first reported by ESPN’s Mike Coppinger.
Cejudo last fought in February 2024 when he lost a unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili. Cejudo is on a two-fight losing streak, having lost to Aljamain Sterling in May 2023 via split decision.
Cejudo will come into the fight ranked No. 7. Yadong is No. 8, and like Cejudo, he is badly in need of a win as well.
He’s coming off a unanimous decision loss to Petr Yan in March 2024. If he drops the fight to Cejudo, he’ll find himself on a two-fight losing streak and having squandered another opportunity to move up in the rankings.
In the co-main event, former two-time UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz may be set to make his final Octagon walk. The oft-injured veteran, who recently fell out of the UFC’s rankings, will collide with No. 9 Rob Font.
This was first reported by Kevin K.
Cruz has been inactive for more than two years. His last fight was a fourth-round KO loss to Marlon Vera via head kick. He’s talked about having one more fight, and this one could be it.
Font is coming off what might have been a career-saving win over Kyler Phillips in October 2024. Phillips was one of the hottest prospects in the division, and Font’s wrestling and experience proved too much for him.
With a win over Cruz, Font can solidify his place in the Top 10 and perhaps challenge an opponent who sits higher in the rankings.
While the main and co-main events are strong, the rest of the card looks solid on paper as well.
Here is a look at the entire card as currently rumored:
- Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong – Men’s Bantamweight
- Rob Font vs. Dominick Cruz – Men’s Bantamweight
- Ketlen Vieira vs. Macy Chiasson – Women’s Bantamweight
- Edson Barboza vs. Steve Garcia – Featherweight
- Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez – Middleweight
- Ion Cutelaba vs. Ibo Aslan – Light Heavyweight
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev – Heavyweight
- Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov – Welterweight
- Jean Silva vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan – Featherweight
- Modestas Bukauskas vs. Raffael Cerqueira – Light Heavyweight
- Muhammad Abdul-Malik vs. Antônio Trócoli – Middleweight
- Michael Chiesa vs. TBD
- Chidi Njokuani vs. TBD
Aside from the main and co-main events, there are potential Fight-of-the-Night scraps with Barboza-Garcia, Allen-Hernandez, Silva-Baghdasaryan, and Vieira-Chiasson.
The fights don’t happen on paper, but for a non-PPV event, this one looks strong.
The UFC is back in action on Saturday, January 11, at the Apex in Las Vegas. The card has a women’s strawweight main event featuring Mackenzie Dern trying to even the score with Amanda Ribas in a rematch of their 2019 meeting.
Be on the lookout for more information on all upcoming UFC events.
