Bantamweights Aoriqileng and Cody Haddon faced off as part of Saturday’s UFC Macau at the Galaxy Arena in Macau, China.
Coming off a win over another Cody, Cody Gibson, Mongolia’s Aoriqileng was looking to get the home team on the board, after Xiong Jing Nan and Zhu Kangjie had come up short earlier on the card.
Aoriqileng was light on his feet, and fired his right hand almost immediately off of the opening bell on Saturday. Haddon answered with a combination, then pursued a takedown, landing it with something of a body slam. Aoriqileng posted up, getting back to his feet along the fence, albeit it with Haddon still on him. That allowed Haddon to force the “Mongolian Murderer” back down, taking the back with hooks in. He’d end up dropping punches as Aoriqileng tried to extract himself without success.
Back in guard, Haddon looked to improve position, and eventually was able to take the back again. All over Aoriqileng, he was in full control, fluid, and found space for more punches. A rough round for the Chinese fighter, who ate a couple of heavy knees to the body before the horn.
A hot start to round two saw Haddon charge in only to wind up stuck in a guillotine for a moment. He’d gut that out, however, with Haddon then back in the driver’s seat. This time, Aoriqileng made it back up, freeing himself and returning to center. Still, Haddon got a clinch locked in again soon enough, and this time, with Aoriqileng against the fence, he fired a knee, then a second, to the midsection. Aoriqileng dropped, and a flurry of punches from Cody Haddon followed, with the ref then calling the stoppage.
The win sees Australia’s Haddon improve to 2-0 under the UFC banner, in his first fight since 2024.
Official Result: Cody Haddon def. Aoriqileng by TKO, Round 2, 2:11
