Ultimate returns to Apex this Saturday (29) for the UFC Las Vegas 72, with the duel between bantamweights (up to 61,2kg.) Ricky simon e song yadong as the main fight. Before entering the octagon, however, the 22 athletes scheduled for the event must pass the scale challenge at the official weigh-in, which takes place from 12:50 pm this Friday (28).
Tenth place in the ranking of roosters (up to 61,2kg.), Ricky simon arrives for the duel on the back of five consecutive victories in the organization. On the other side, song yadong occupies eighth place and is trying to erase the last defeat to move up the ladder in the division.
In the co-main fight, the Maranhão native Caio Borralho tries to achieve his fourth consecutive victory in the UFC. To do this, the Brazilian will have to overcome the experienced Michal Oleksiejczuk, who is also experiencing a great moment in the organization.
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Besides Caio Borralho, Brazil has two more representatives at the event. On the main card, the middleweight (up to 83,9kg) Rudolph Vieira tries the fourth victory in the organization against Cody Brundage. Still among the main players, heavyweight veteran (up to 120,2g) Marcos 'Pezão' has a duel of generations against Waldo Cortes-Acosta.
UFC Las Vegas 72 technical sheet
Location: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
How to watch: SUPER FIGHTS LIVE in real time and UFC Fight Pass (entire card) online
Main card (20h Brasília time)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): song yadong x Ricky simon
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Caio Borralho x Michal Oleksiejczuk
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Cody Brundage x Rudolph Vieira
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): julian erosa x Fernando Padilla
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Waldo Cortes-Acosta x Marcos Foot
Welterweight (up to 77,1kg): Josh Quinlan x Trey Waters
Preliminary card (17:30 pm Brasília time)
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Martin Buday x Jake collier
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): cody durden x Charles Johnson
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Stephanie Egger x Irina Alekseeva
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): JourneyNewson x Marcus McGhee
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Hailey Cowan x Jamey-Lyn Horth