UFC Vegas 72 fight card is broadcast live ESPN+ From the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, April 29th. The main event is a five-round bantamweight match between Song Yadong and Ricky Simon.
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Song Yadong (19-2-1, 1 NC) of China was last in action in September 2022 when he was knocked out in the fourth round of a doctor’s stoppage by Corey Sandhagen. Prior to that, he won two matches by TKO against Marlon Moraes and Julio Arce, and took a split decision against Casey Kenney.
Ricky Simon (20-3) of the United States is looking for his sixth straight win. In his previous outing this past July, he submitted Jack Shore in the second round, after taking a second round KO of Rafael Assuncao and a unanimous decision against Brian Kelleher.
In the co-main event, Brazil’s Cayo Buralho (13-1) and Brazil’s Michal Oleksiychuk (18-5) compete in middleweight. Also on the main card, Rodolfo Vieira (8-2) of Brazil faces off against Cody Brundage (8-3) of the United States at middleweight, Marcos Rogério de Lima (20-9-1) of Brazil faces off against Waldo Cortes- and draws Acosta (9-0) of the Dominican Republic in the heavyweight division and Josh Quinlan (6-0) of the United States vs. Ange Llosa (9-3) of the Congo in the welterweight division.
The preliminary card between Slovakian Martin Boday (11-1) and Jake Collier (13-8) leads in the heavyweight division. Among other matches, Julian Erosa (28-11) of the USA duels Fernando Padilla (14-4) of Mexico in the featherweight division, Natan Levy (8-1) of Israel faces Pete Rodriguez (5-1) of the United States in the lightweight Cody Durden (14-4-1) meets fellow American Charles Johnson (13-4) at flyweight.
Also on the card are three bantamweight bouts pitting Stephanie Egger (8-3) of Switzerland against Irina Alexeva (4-1), Brian Kelleher (14-24) and Jernie Newson (10-4) in an All-American bout. and Hayley Kwan (7-2) from the United States vs. Jamie Lynn Horth (5-0) from Canada. The current lineup can be found below.
in Australia, UFC Vegas 72: Song vs Simon Live broadcast on Sunday 30th April.
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key card
- Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon
- Caio Boralho vs. Michael Oleksczuk
- Rodolfo Vieira vs Cody Brundage
- Emilie Ducot vs. Pollyana-Vianna
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Waldo Curtis Acosta
- Josh Quinlan vs. Angie Llosa
The initial card
- Martin Boday vs. Jake Collier
- Julián Erosa vs. Julián Erosa Fernando Padilla
- Nathan Levy vs. Rodriguez House
- Cody Durden vs. Charles Johnson
- Stephanie Egger vs. Irina Alexeva
- Brian Keeler vs. Journey Newson
- Hailey Kwan vs. Jamie Lynn Hurth
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