Song Yadong and Ricky Simon top the UFC Vegas 72 fight card this weekend. Can Yadong put the hurt on Simon the way he did Julio Arce at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodrรญguez?
Yadong currently sits a couple spots ahead of Simon in the UFC bantamweight rankings. But coming off of a loss to Cory Sandhagen in his most recent bout, Yadong needs an impressive victory to start pushing that championship door open again.
Simon sits at No. 10 in the rankings, while Yadong is at No. 8, but he has steadily climbed the bantamweight ladder. He stumbled early in his UFC tenure, but is currently in the midst of a five-fight winning streak that has launched him into the top 10 of the 135-pound division.
The UFC Vegas 72 headliner between Yadong and Simon is a critical bout for each of them. It’s a long climb back for whoever loses.
Before Yadong faces Simon on Saturday, watch his incredible knockout finish of Julio Arce from a year and a half ago. Can Yadong pull off a repeat performance at the UFC Apex this weekend?
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UFC Vegas 72: Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon
Saturday, April 29, 2023
UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
UFC Vegas 72 Main Card
- Main Event – Bantamweight: Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simรณn
- Middleweight: Caio Borralho vs. Michaล Oleksiejczuk
- Middleweight: Rodolfo Vieira vs. Cody Brundage
Women’s Strawweight: Emily Ducote vs. Polyana Viana— RESCHEDULED- Heavyweight: Marcos Rogรฉrio de Lima vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
- Welterweight: Joshua Quinlan vs. Trey Waters —
Ange LoosaOUT
UFC Vegas 72 Preliminary Card
- Heavyweight: Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier
- Featherweight: Julian Erosa vs. Fernando Padilla
Lightweight: Natan Levy vs. Pete Rodriguez— CANCELED- Flyweight: Cody Durden vs. Charles Johnson
- Women’s Bantamweight: Stephanie Egger vs. Irina Alekseeva
- 140-lb. Catchweight: Journey Newson vs. Marcus McGhee —
Brian KelleherOUT - Women’s Bantamweight: Hailey Cowan vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
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