The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 72 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon.
Song (19-7-1 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a TKO loss to Cory Sandhagen in September of last year. Prior to that setback, ‘The Kung Fu Kid’ was riding a three-fight win streak which included a knockout win over Marlon Moraes.
Meanwhile, Ricky Simon (20-3 MMA) will enter tonight’s main event sporting a five-fight win streak, his latest being a submission win over Jack Shore in July of last year. The 30-year-old American hasn’t tasted defeated since 2019 when he suffered a decision loss to Rob Font.
UFC Vegas 72 is co-headlined by a middleweight bout featuring Caio Borralho taking on Michal Oleksiejczuk.
Borralho (13-1 MMA) will enter the bout sporting a twelve-fight unbeaten streak, including three straights wins under the UFC banner. ‘The Natural’ is coming off a decision win over Makhmud Muradov in his most recent effort this past October.
Meanwhile, Oleksiejczuk (18-5 MMA) will be looking to build off the momentum from his first-round knockout victory over Cody Brundage this past December. ‘Hussar’ has gone 4-1 over his past five fights.
Get all of tonight’s live results and highlights below (refresh for updates):
UFC Vegas 72 Main Card (7pm EST on ESPN+)
Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon – Yadong def. Simon via TKO at 1:10 of Round 5
Caio Borralho vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk – Borralho def. Oleksiejczuk via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:42 of Round 2
Caio Borralho gets the submission win! 🥋 #UFCVegas72 https://t.co/QbcaECjZ8U
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Cody Brundage vs. Rodolfo Vieira – Vieira def. Brundage via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1:28 of Round 2
Julian Erosa vs. Fernando Padilla – Padilla def. Erosa via TKO (punches) at 1:41 of Round 1
Fernando Padilla gets the first-round stoppage win 🔥 #UFCVegas72
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Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima – De Lima def. Cortes-Acosta by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Josh Quinlan vs. Trey Waters – Waters def. Quinlan by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
UFC Vegas 72 Prelims (4:30pm EST on ESPN+)
Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier – Buday def. Collier by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Cody Durden vs. Charles Johnson – Durden def. Johnson by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Irina Alekseeva vs. Stephanie Egger – Alekseeva def. Egger via first-round submission (kneebar) at 2:11 of Round 1
Russian Ronda with the submission finish 🥋 #UFCVegas72 https://t.co/1XyKx7ZXTq
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Journey Newson vs. Marcus McGhee – McGhee def. Newson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:03 of Round 2
Marcus McGhee picks up the submission win at UFC Vegas 72 🥋 #UFCVegas72 pic.twitter.com/swPBHDEDMg
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Hailey Cowan vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth – Horth def. Cowan by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
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