Bantamweights Track Yadong and Ricky Simon had been simply days away from clashing at UFC Vegas 71 however as a substitute they’ll wait one other week after being bumped to the primary occasion at UFC Vegas 72 on April 29.
UFC officers introduced the change on Monday after Renato Moicano suffered an harm that compelled him out of the initially scheduled headliner in opposition to Arman Tsarukyan. With Moicano out, Tsarukyan was pulled from the cardboard totally.
Now Track and Simon will step into the primary occasion with the combat being scheduled for 5 rounds.
The combat will function Track’s second consecutive headliner after he confronted Cory Sandhagen this previous September earlier than finally shedding the combat resulting from a physician’s stoppage after the fourth spherical. Previous to that setback, Track had rattled off three straight wins together with a knockout over one-time UFC title challenger Marlon Moraes.
As for Simon, he appears to be like to construct on his present five-fight win streak, which is essentially the most momentum he’s had since becoming a member of the UFC roster. Throughout that run, Simon has picked up spectacular victories over names reminiscent of Jack Shore, Raphael Assuncao and Brian Kelleher.
Simon will try and make it six in a row when he faces Track in a matchup that would propel the winner in direction of a marquee matchup close to the highest of the bantamweight division.
With Simon vs. Track shifting to UFC Vegas 72, the upcoming UFC Vegas 71 card is predicted to maneuver ahead with 12 complete fights with Curtis Blaydes taking up Sergei Pavlovich in the primary occasion.
