A welterweight division attraction has been added to UFC Fight Night Shanghai according to Baptiste Bajard as Kenan Song faces Kevin Jousset.
Song (20-7-0) has won three of his last five in the UFC, with those wins coming over Derrick Krantz, Callan Potter and Rolando Bedoya. Song competed twice in 2023, making it his most active year as a professional MMA fighter since 2018. Song has earned 20 wins as a professional MMA fighter and nine of them have come by way of KO/TKO.
Joussett (9-2-0) is undefeated thus far under the UFC banner, having defeated Kiefer Crosbie by first round submission at UFC 293. Joussett is a former Hex Fight Series Welterweight Champion and he had previously challenged for the Eternal MMA Welterweight Title. Joussett enters the contest on the strength of a four fight winning streak and he hasn’t been defeated in over a year.
UFC Fight Night Shanghai takes place on Saturday, December 9 from the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China with Yadong Song and Chris Gutierrez headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+.