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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns this weekend with UFC Vegas 72 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, also known as UFC Fight Night 223 & UFC on ESPN+ 81, is headlined by a showdown between top-10 bantamweight contenders Song Yadong and Ricky Simon
In the co-main event, middleweights Caio Borralho and Michal Oleksiejczuk will go head-to-head.
Other bouts on the card Cody Brundage vs. Rodolfo Vieira at middleweight, Julian Erosa vs. Fernando Padillo in a featherweight showdown, and Waldo Cortes-Acosta taking on Marcos Rogerio de Lima in a heavyweight clash to open the main card.
UFC Vegas 72 will kick off with the preliminary card beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET and the main card getting underway at 7:00 p.m. ET. The entire card will stream live on ESPN+.
How can you tune in to Saturday’s event?
Below is all of the information you will need to catch the event from the opening bout.
UFC Vegas 72: Fight Time & Viewing Details
Event: UFC Vegas 72: Song vs. Simon
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: UFC Apex
Main Card Card Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: ESPN+
UFC Vegas 72 Fight Card
MAIN CARD (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
- Yadong Song vs. Ricky Simón: Bantamweight
- Caio Borralho vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk: Middleweight
- Cody Brundage vs. Rodolfo Vieira: Middleweight
- Julian Erosa vs. Fernando Padilla: Featherweight
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima: Heavyweight
PRELIMS (4:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
- Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier: Heavyweight
- Natan Levy vs. Pete Rodriguez: Lightweight
- Cody Durden vs. Charles Johnson: Flyweight
- Josh Quinlan vs. Trey Waters: Welterweight
- Stephanie Egger vs. Irina Alekseeva: (W) Bantamweight
- Brian Kelleher vs. Journey Newson: Bantamweight
- Hailey Cowan vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth: (W) Bantamweight
