UFC Fight Night 211 video: 10-to-1 favorite Sodiq Yusuff wins in 30 seconds, calls out ‘The Korean Zombie’

The oddsmakers heavily favored Sodiq Yusuff and Saturday he showed why.

UFC featherweight contender [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] looked every bit of a 10-to-1 favorite Saturday when he defeated promotional newcomer [autotag]Don Shainis[/autotag] in 30 seconds.

The second main card bout at UFC Fight Night 211 in Las Vegas, Yusuff (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) utilized his clinch early on the charging Shainis (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Unable to escape Yusuff’s clutches, Shainis ate a variety of knees. Shainis shot for a takedown and Yusuff snatched his neck. With a tight grip, Yusuff pulled for a guillotine choke – and got the tap.

After the win, Yusuff called for a fight against “The Korean Zombie” [autotag]Chan Sung Jung[/autotag] (17-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC), who has not competed since an April title fight loss to Alexander Volkanovski.

Yusuff, 29, extends his winning streak to two. His only UFC loss to date came against Arnold Allen in April 2021. Meanwhile, Shainis, who took the fight on short notice, has a five-fight winning streak snapped.

Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 211 include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 211.

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UFC Fight Night 211 predictions: Four unanimous picks and two blowouts in Las Vegas

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC Fight Night 211 main card, which features Mackenzie Dern vs. Yan Xiaonan at strawweight.

Dern
vs.
Xiaonan
Brown
vs.
Trinaldo
Barcelos
vs.
Jones
Shainis
vs.
Yusuff
Castaneda
vs.
Santos
Borschev
vs.
Davis
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
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Dern
(77%)
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Brown
(77%)
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Barcelos
(80%)
yusuff2022
Yusuff
(90%)
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Castaneda
(76%)
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Davis
(66%)
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
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Dern
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Brown
barcelos2022
Barcelos
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Yusuff
castaneda2022
Castaneda
davis2022
Davis
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
161-91
dern2022
Dern
brown2022
Brown
barcelos2022
Barcelos
yusuff2022
Yusuff
castaneda2022
Castaneda
davis2022
Davis
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
159-93
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Dern
brown2022
Brown
barcelos2022
Barcelos
yusuff2022
Yusuff
castaneda2022
Castaneda
borschev2022
Borschev
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
157-95
dern2022
Dern
brown2022
Brown
barcelos2022
Barcelos
yusuff2022
Yusuff
castaneda2022
Castaneda
davis2022
Davis
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
156-96
dern2022
Dern
brown2022
Brown
barcelos2022
Barcelos
yusuff2022
Yusuff
castaneda2022
Castaneda
davis2022
Davis
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
155-97
dern2022
Dern
brown2022
Brown
barcelos2022
Barcelos
yusuff2022
Yusuff
castaneda2022
Castaneda
borschev2022
Borschev
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
155-97
dern2022
Dern
brown2022
Brown
barcelos2022
Barcelos
yusuff2022
Yusuff
castaneda2022
Castaneda
borschev2022
Borschev
Nolan King
@mma_kings
148-104
dern2022
Dern
brown2022
Brown
barcelos2022
Barcelos
yusuff2022
Yusuff
castaneda2022
Castaneda
davis2022
Davis
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
147-105
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dern2022
Dern
brown2022
Brown
barcelos2022
Barcelos
yusuff2022
Yusuff
castaneda2022
Castaneda
davis2022
Davis
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
138-114
dern2022
Dern
brown2022
Brown
barcelos2022
Barcelos
yusuff2022
Yusuff
castaneda2022
Castaneda
davis2022
Davis
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
123-128
dern2022
Dern
trinaldo2022
Trinaldo
barcelos2022
Barcelos
yusuff2022
Yusuff
castaneda2022
Castaneda
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Davis

The UFC is back on its home turf after a week off, and a pair of women’s strawweight contenders headline the card.

UFC Fight Night 211 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, [autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag] (15-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at 115 pounds. Dern is a -240 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Xiaonan is +180. Our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers have Dern as one of four unanimous picks on the main card at 11-0.

The co-main event features [autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) vs. [autotag]Francisco Trinaldo[/autotag] (28-8 MMA, 18-7 UFC) at welterweight. Brown is a -350 favorite, but he’s not unanimous. One of our pickers is taking Trinaldo to pull off the upset.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets [autotag]Trevin Jones[/autotag] (13-8 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in a bantamweight bout. Barcelos is a -260 favorite and one of our four unanimous picks.

UFC newcomer [autotag]Don Shainis[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will have a tough task on his hands for his promotional debut when he meets [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) at featherweight. Yusuff is the biggest favorite on the card at 11-1, and not surprisingly is a unanimous pick from our staff members.

Our fourth unanimous nod is [autotag]John Castaneda[/autotag] (19-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in his fight against [autotag]Daniel Santos[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), which will take place at a contracted 140-pound catchweight. Castaneda is the smallest favorite on the man card at -190, but he pitched an 11-0 shutout in the picks.

And to open the main card, we have our most contentious bout from a picks standpoint. [autotag]Viacheslav Borshchev[/autotag] (6-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Mike Davis[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at lightweight. Davis is a 2-1 favorite at the betting window and has a big 8-3 lead in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Dern (77 percent), Brown (77 percent), Barcelos (80 percent), Yusuff (90 percent), Castaneda (76 percent) and Davis (66 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 211.

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Don Shainis: Sodiq Yusuff a clean striker, but ‘I’m gonna make this ugly’

“I think he slows down, and I think I’m a grinder and I’m gonna make this ugly.”

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Don Shainis[/autotag] is looking to break [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag].

Shainis (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his octagon debut against Yusuff (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 211 main card, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

Although Shainis’ past three wins came in Round 1, he’s looking to wear Yusuff out gradually.

“I think he’s a clean striker,” Shainis told reporters at the UFC Fight Night 211 media day on Wednesday. “I think he slows down, and I think I’m a grinder and I’m gonna make this ugly.”

He continued, “I’m coming out the woodwork. I’m coming out of left field, so no one knows what to expect from me. Everyone’s looking at my paper stats which don’t mean sh*t, and I’m coming out here and I’m coming to grind and get my hand raised.”

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Fighting a ranked opponent on short notice appears to be a no lose situation for Shainis, but the newcomer doesn’t necessarily look at it this way.

“You think I came here to lose? I didn’t put in 10 years’ worth of work to lose,” Shainis said. “Losing happens, one of us is gonna lose, but I didn’t come all this way just to come this way, so my stock doesn’t go down regardless. This is win-win for me, f*ck it, but I’m here to win, don’t get it twisted.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 211.

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Sodiq Yusuff off UFC Fight Night 210, booked to face promotional newcomer Don Shainis on Oct. 1

Sodiq Yusuff won’t get to compete at UFC Fight Night 210, but has been booked two weeks later.

[autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] won’t get to compete at UFC Fight Night 210, but has been booked two weeks later.

Yusuff (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) was scheduled to face Giga Chikadze on Saturday’s card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, but the bout was scrapped when Chikadze withdrew due to injury.

Instead, Yusuff will meet promotional newcomer [autotag]Don Shainis[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 211 on Oct. 1, promotion officials announced Tuesday.

Winner of seven of his past eight, Yusuff rebounded from his first octagon setback to Arnold Allen with a unanimous decision win over Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night 203 in March.

Shainis will enter his UFC debut on a five-fight winning streak with three straight knockouts. He currently holds the Cage Titans featherweight title and the FAC lightweight belt.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Oct. 1 includes:

  • Mackenzie Dern vs. Yan Xiaonan
  • Chris Daukaus vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
  • Brendan Allen vs. Krzysztof Jotko
  • Randy Brown vs. Francisco Trinaldo
  • Ilir Latifi vs. Aleksei Oleinik
  • Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci
  • Guido Cannetti vs. Randy Costa
  • Chelsea Chandler vs. Julija Stoliarenko
  • John Castaneda vs. Daniel Santos
  • Cody Garbrandt vs. Rani Yahya
  • Raoni Barcelos vs. Trevin Jones
  • Jesse Ronson vs. Joaquim Silva
  • Mike Davis vs. TBA
  • Don Shainis vs. Sodiq Yusuff

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