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April 28, 2023
The latest Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Apex card will feature an exciting heavyweight fight. The main event of UFC Fight Night 223 will see Yadong Song take on Ricky Simon in five rounds. Both bantamweight competitors have made it to the bantamweight division, although not all of the fighters were professionals. Irina Alexeyeva lost four pounds and gained 140 pounds in her fight against Stephanie Egger. Meanwhile, Hailey Kwan reached 1.5 pounds of heavyweight weight for her fight against Jami Lynn Hurth. Both overweight fighters were fined a percentage of their bags.
This marks the second UFC main event for Song (19-7-1, 1 NC), who comes off a doctor’s stoppage loss to Cory Sandhagen. The defeat interrupted an impressive three-fight winning streak of the Chinese fighter. The “Kung Fu Kid” will be looking to bounce back and step on the scale at 136 pounds at the point.
Meanwhile, this marks Simon’s first major UFC fight (20-3). The bantamweight contender is riding a five-win streak, which includes an impressive delivery on Jack Shore and a knockdown of Rafael Assuncao. He hasn’t lost a streak since 2019, which has seen him fall to both Rob Font and Urijah Faber. The line also weighed in at 136 lbs.
UFC Fight Night 223 will air in its entirety on ESPN+, with prelims also airing on ESPN2. The preliminary card starts at 4:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM PT, while the main card starts at 7 PM EST / 4 PM PT.
UFC Fight Night 223 weigh-in results:
Ricky Simon (136) vs. Yadong Song (136)
Caio Buralho (185.5) vs. Michal Oleksiczuk (185.5)
Cody Brundage (185.5) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (186)
Julian Erosa (145.5); Fernando Padilla (145.5)
Waldo Curtis Acosta (258) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (262.5)
Josh Quinlan (169) vs. Trey Waters (171)
Martin Boday (265) vs. Jake Collier (265.5)
Cody Durden (126) Charles Johnson (125.5)
Irina Alekseeva (140) * vs. Stephanie Egger (135)
Marcus McGee (140) vs. Trip Newson (138.5)
Hailey Kwan (137.5) ** vs. Jami Lynn Hurth (135.5)
*Alekseeva lost 4 pounds and was fined a percentage of her bag.
**Kwan lost 1.5 pounds and was fined a percentage of her purse.