UFC Fight Night 223 results: Song Yadong scores fifth-round stoppage of Ricky Simon
Check out the results for Saturday’s event, live from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – MMA Underground was on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 223 event, and you can get full results below.
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“UFC Fight Night 223: Song vs. Simon” took place at the UFC Apex. The card streamed in its entirety on ESPN+ and aired on ESPN2.
In the night’s main event, bantamweight contenders collided with an eye on moving up in the division, as No. 8-ranked Song Yadong (20-7-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) took on the No. 10-ranked Ricky Simon (20-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC).
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UFC Fight Night 223 results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+)
- Song Yadong def. Ricky Simon via TKO (punches) – Round 5, 1:10
https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1652496804565639170
- Caio Borralho def. Michal Oleksiejczuk via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:49
https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1652482631886598144
- Rodolfo Vieira def. Cody Brundage via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:28
https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1652474649647935488
- Fernando Padilla def. Julian Erosa via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:41
https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1652468648815239168
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Trey Waters def. Josh Quinlan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, ESPN+)
- Martin Buday def. Jake Collier via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Cody Durden def. Charles Johnson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Irina Alekseeva def. Stephanie Egger via submission (kneebar) – Round 1, 2:11
https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1652429873619816448
- Marcus McGhee def. Journey Newson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:03
https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1652424260156284929
- Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Hailey Cowan via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
