​SHANGHAI, CHINA – AUGUST 29: Song Yadong of China reacts after a knockout victory against Umar Nurmagomedov of Russia in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center on August 29, 2026 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Emotions were running high after Song Yadong scored a stunning knockout over Umar Nurmagomedov in the UFC Shanghai main event on Saturday. With Nurmagomedov still laid out unconscious from the uppercut that ended his night, Song was understandably elated as he ran around the cage in celebration but that also brought him in direct contact with Nurmagomedov’s team including his brother Usman Nurmagomedov.In real time, it appeared that perhaps Usman actually tried to hit Song with an elbow as he passed by but UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier says nothing could be further from the truth.“Usman Nurmagomedov jumped into the octagon after the fight, Khabib [Nurmagomedov] tried to stop him,” Cormier said on his YouTube channel. “Song Yadong is running in the direction of Usman. Usman reacts, like he reaches to stop him like they were going to make contact together.“He did not elbow him. Let’s stop making conspiracy theories out there, people. He did not elbow him. He did not attack Song Yadong.”For his part, Song never broke stride and continued his celebration and he eventually approached Khabib and the rest of the team to show his respect after the fight.While Cormier is adamant Usman didn’t purposefully attempt to attack anybody, he understands in the heat of the moment why the reigning PFL lightweight champion was desperately trying to get his brother after watching him get knocked out.full live reaction from both corner cams to Umar getting KOd by Song Yadong at #UFCShanghaipic.twitter.com/OaWXINLfU9— lvlayor (@mayoriwnl) August 29, 2026“What he did was try to get to his brother,” Cormier said. “That in itself is not allowed. We are not allowed to do that. But if there’s anyone that you care about immensely and you want to rush to their side in that moment, it is your brother. Blood brother. Not a brother as in a friend that you love, not a cousin, not a relative. This is his actual brother.“So he jumps into the octagon, which is not allowed but if there’s any time that someone will deal on emotion, you would think that it was this.”That said, Cormier knows whether he ran into Song or not, Usman has to take responsibility for his actions because he shouldn’t have been in the octagon in the first place.“The reason they won’t let people jump [into the octagon] is because of the things that happened with Khabib and Conor [McGregor] and all those other things,” Cormier said. “They cannot control whenever the situation gets chaotic.“That’s why Usman cannot do that. But I am more inclined to get him a bit of grace because you watch your brother get starched in that way”The incident didn’t escalate and nothing else happened before