Song poked Cejudo in the eye midway through Round 3. Even though he utilized all five minutes allotted to him for the foul, Cejudo elected to continue the fight. It was when he got back to his corner that he openly complained to his cornermen and the commission about the damage to his eye.

Cejudo vs. Song comes to a close, with the main drama of the night being an eye poke foul that caused the fight to go to the scorecards at the start of the fourth round. The fighter who committed multiple fouls,