Song Yadong was just seconds removed from picking up the biggest win of his career after he knocked out Umar Nurmagomedov in the UFC Shanghai main event, and he decided to run around the octagon in celebration. But he ended up in a direct collision with Umar's brother Usman Nurmagomedov, and for a brief second, it appeared that the PFL lightweight champion may have actually taken a swing at Song as he circled the cage.
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UFC London tickets more pricey than Taylor Swift
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When UFC is preparing to come to London on March 22, ticket prices increased rapidly to the fresh level.
Examination by Genting Casino He discovered that at an average price of 484.36 £, fans can participate in two Taylor Swift concerts (206 pounds per ticket) at a cheaper price than this. It is also more pricey than some of the UFC cards in Mexico and Seattle.
UFC London tickets more pricey than Taylor Swift tickets, Manchester City season ticket and can achieve an average of almost 900 pounds
- The most pricey ticket costs 1,950.13 GBP, with an average price of 484.36 GBP, which makes it much more pricey than UFC events in Mexico and Seattle.
- The average UFC London ticket is more pricey than a seasonal ticket for West Ham, Brentford or Manchester City.
- Fans could take part in two Taylor Swift concerts (206 pounds per ticket) for less than the average UFC ticket in London.
- If prices augment by 3.9% per year, UFC London tickets can cost an average of 859.81 GBP by 2040, which makes them more and more inaccessible.
UFC fans who want to participate in the upcoming UFC London event are in the face of hill ticket prices, and some places cost almost 2,000 pounds.
Detailed comparison by Genting Casino In the case of other huge sports and entertainment events, they reveal how extreme these prices are, even exceeding the costs of Premier League seasonal tickets and the Eras Taylor Swift record trip.
Stunning UFC London ticket costs
Ticket data collected from Ticketmaster and AXS 19 and 20 February 2025 emphasize high prices:
- The most pricey available ticket: 1 950.13 £ (A3 section on AXS)
- Average ticket price: 484.36 £
- Median ticket prices: 392.60 £
- The cheapest ticket: $ 236.25 (section 442 on AXS)
A comparison with other upcoming UFC events shows that London fans pay the bonus:
| City | Average price | Median prices |
| Mexico | £ 407.50 | 296.50 £ |
| Seattle | 365.30 £ | 272,11 £ |
| Miami | 619.97 £ | $ 594.99 |
| London | 484.36 £ | £ 392.60 |
While the UFC event in Miami is more pricey, London costs remain much higher than Mexico and Seattle.
Premier League seasonal tickets cheaper than UFC London
Instead, fans can secure the Premier League season ticket for the cost of the UFC ticket in London in London:
- The cheapest ticket of the West Ham season: £ 345
- The cheapest seasonal ticket Brentford: £ 495
- The cheapest seasonal ticket in Manchester: £ 425
For comparison, the average UFC London ticket (484.36 £) is more pricey than the full Premier League football season in many clubs.
Comparison of tickets in the match
For those who prefer impressions from one game, the cheapest tickets for the match in all seven Premier League clubs from London 279.30 £Which means that fans can participate in a match in every main club in the capital to make much less than one UFC ticket in London.
Eras UFC London vs. trip Taylor Swift
For music fans, UFC ticket prices are also ahead of entertainment events. The average amount spent on a ticket for the Taylor Swift trip is £ 206 – Which means that the fan can participate in two Taylor Swift concerts for less than one UFC ticket in London.
Forecasted costs by 2040
If ticket prices continue to augment at the annual inflation rate in 2024 3.9%, UFC ticket prices in London can reach stunning amounts:
- Until 2030: 586.47 £ (average), 475.37 £ (median)
- Until 2035: 710.11 £ (average), 575.58 £ (median)
- Until 2040: 859.81 £ (average), $ 696.92 (median)
As costs increased, attending UFC London may soon become an elite event, valuing everyday fans.
Spokesman Genting Casino He said: “The current price structure raises questions about price affordability and availability for UFC fans in Great Britain.
“Because ticket prices already exceed the Premier League seasonal tickets and main entertainment events, the cost of participation in UFC events live can become unbalanced for many.”
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Vitor Petrino fires back at Valter Walker: ‘That guy is a clown’
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September 1, 2026
Vitor
Petrino isn't letting Valter
Walker’s latest jab go unanswered.Vitor Petrino says he has repeatedly asked the UFC to book
Petrino isn't letting Valter
Walker’s latest jab go unanswered.
Petrino (15-2) extended his win streak to four with a unanimous
decision over Serghei
Spivac on Aug. 22 to further ascend the heavyweight rankings.
Walker (16-1), who's also among the top-ranked heavyweights in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship, took a shot at Petrino on
social media by posting a photo from his recent fight, labeling it
boring.
Petrino has now fired back.
Vitor Petrino says he has repeatedly asked the UFC to book
Valter Walker
In a recent interview with Sherdog’s Marcelo Alonso, Petrino
responded to Walker's comments about his fight with Spivac,
claiming that he's campaigned for a matchup against the grappling
specialist many times, to no avail.
“That guy is a clown. Nobody respects him. I don't even want to
talk about him much,†Petrino said. “I've asked for that fight
several times and I don't know why the UFC hasn't made it
happen.â€
Petrino’s interest in the matchup isn't new. His coach, Cristiano
Marcello,
previously told Sherdog that Petrino had accepted a challenge
from Walker.
“Unlike him, who has already said he's not interested in fighting
the top guys, I like challenging myself,†Petrino said, taking
another shot at his countryman. “I'll fight anyone in the Top 10. I
love to challenge myself.â€
Walker is on a five-fight win streak, with all five wins coming via
leg-based submissions, including four heel hooks.
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Matt Brown backs Usman Nurmagomedov after altercation with Song Yadong: ‘It’s an absolutely intense, crazy situation’
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For his part, Song didn't blink during the brief altercation and Usman later released a statement denying that he tried to hit his brother's opponent. In that moment, Usman was just trying to get to his brother to make sure he was OK after the vicious finish.
Retired UFC welterweight Matt Brown, who now owns his own gym and regularly serves as a corner man to his fighters competing in the octagon, chalks the whole incident up as much ado about nothing.
“It's one of those situations where the news is a little slow this week, and I wish I could get a good headline clip out of this but realistically I think it was a nothing burger,†Brown said on the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer. “I think it will be forgotten. I don't think Usman meant anything by it. Like he said, like [Daniel] Cormier said, he didn't hit him — if he wanted to hit him, he would have hit him.
“His brother just got knocked out. The emotions that you go through, even if it's not your brother, just as a cornerman, you care about your guy and you're running in there and you're trying to help him out and support as best you can and make sure he's OK. A lot of crazy shit is happening.â€
Brown knows from his own personal experience how emotional that experience can be, especially for the coaches and corner men stuck watching from the outside looking in.
He just recently went through something similar when one of his fighters made his UFC debut, and the fight ended with a brutal knockout.
“The fact is it's an absolutely intense, crazy situation,†Brown said. “I dealt with it for the first time the last time I cornered a guy in the UFC. My fighter Josiah Harrell and he got knocked out and they yelled at me to go help him out, because he couldn't tell who was who and what was what. It's a f*cking intense situation.
“It's the first time I ever ran inside the cage when I had a fighter knocked out. I can tell you, what's going through your head, you're living off instinct. There's really not a lot of thought. You only care about one single thing.â€
As much as that moment made it appear that Usman Nurmagomedov was potentially taking a swing at Song Yadong, Brown is confident the only thing Usman was thinking about was his brother.
“This isn't tennis or basketball or something,†Brown said. “You're getting knocked out, there's blood, there's permanent damage that can happen. You're getting injured. It's very intense. The emotions are way different.
“Cornering is tough because you can't control anything. It's really tough. All you can do is hope for the best and yell out the best advice you can give. It's up to them. It makes a tough situation. I don't think [Usman] tried to hit him, obviously he didn't hit him. His mind was 1000 percent focused on his brother and that's that.â€
If Brown had any advice for Usman Nurmagomedov moving forward, it's the reality that maybe he shouldn't corner his brother again due to the extreme emotional turmoil that comes along with that particular pairing.
But whether it's blood relation or not, Brown knows the entire Nurmagomedov team is like family so it's almost impossible to avoid those situations. It really just comes down to handling the emotions in those moments and not allowing something bad to happen like what nearly unfolded on Saturday at UFC Shanghai.
“This is the exact reason why I don't think it's the best to have someone close to you in the corner,†Brown said. “You just don't know what's going to happen. It doesn't matter how much you were supposed to win. It doesn't matter how much better you are then [the opponent]. This is MMA. Insane shit happens all the time.â€
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