Fresh from Saturday’s big heavyweight headliner, UFC are straight back to the Apex this weekend for Fight Night 223. The main event is an intriguing clash of styles at bantamweight. ‘The Kung Fu Kid’ Song Yadong goes one-on-one with BJJ expert Ricky Simon. The American has won his last five fights and comes into the bout ranked tenth in the division. Meanwhile his opponent is currently the eighth-best bantamweight in the company.
The original main event was set to pit Arman Tsarukyan against Renato Moicano. That lightweight match-up was scrapped when Moicano suffered an injury. As a result, the Yadong vs Simon bout was moved from last week’s Pavlovich vs Blaydes card to this show,
Here’s everything you need to know about a big night of action in Nevada.
Where: UFC Apex, Paradise, Nevada
When: Saturday 29th April, (10pm UK time)
How To Watch: BT Sport 1HD
Tale Of The Tape:
Yadong:
Place Of Birth: Hulan District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Age: 25
Alias: The Kung Fu Kid
Record: 19-7-1-1
Height: 5’8”
Reach: 67’’
Stance: Orthodox
Last Fight: Yadong suffered a fourth-round doctor stoppage TKO defeat to Cory Sandhagen back in September.
Simon:
Place Of Birth: Pendleton, Oregon, United States
Age: 30
Record: 20-3
Height: 5’6”
Reach: 69 ”
Stance: Orthodox
Last Fight: Simon submitted Welshman Jack Shore in his latest bout, earning a Performance of the Night bonus for his third-round finish.
Full Fight Card:
Main card
Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon
Caio Borralho vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk
Rodolfo Vieira vs. Cody Brundage
Emily Ducote vs. Polyana Viana
Marcos Rogério de Lima vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Joshua Quinlan vs. Ange Loosa
Preliminary Card
Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier
Julian Erosa vs. Fernando Padilla
Natan Levy vs. Pete Rodriguez
Cody Durden vs. Charles Johnson
Stephanie Egger vs. Irina Alekseeva
Brian Kelleher vs. Journey Newson
Hailey Cowan vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
*18+ | BeGambleAware | Odds Subject To Change
