With Renato Moicano injured and scratched from his Arman Tsarukyan headliner, the promotion will elevate the bantamweight showdown between Yadong Song and Ricky Simon, originally scheduled for the UFC Vegas 71 co-main event, to the top of the UFC Vegas 72 fight card when the promotion returns to APEX on April 29 LIVE on ESPN+!
Event: UFC Vegas 72: “Song vs. Simon”
Date: Sat., April 29, 2023
Location: UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast: ESPN2, ESPN+
Start Time: 4 p.m. ET Prelims | 7 p.m. ET Main Card
UFC Vegas 72 Main Event On ESPN+:
135 lbs.: Yadong Song vs. Ricky Simon
UFC Vegas 72 Main Card on ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET):
185 lbs.: Caio Borralho vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
185 lbs.: Cody Brundage vs. Rodolfo Vieira
265 lbs.: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
145 lbs.: Julian Erosa vs. Fernando Padilla
UFC Vegas 72 Prelims Card On ESPN2/ESPN+ (4:30 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Josh Quinlan vs. Trey Waters (not Ange Loosa)
265 lbs.: Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier155 lbs.: Natan Levy vs. Pete Rodriguez — CANCELED (details here)
125 lbs.: Cody Durden vs. Charles Johnson
135 lbs.: Irina Alekseeva vs. Stephanie Egger
140 lbs.: Journey Newson vs. Marcus McGhee (not Brian Kelleher)
135 lbs.: Hailey Cowan vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*
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