UFC Fight Night Presented by Modelo: Song vs. Simon Live from Las Vegas: Saturday, April 29, Exclusively on ESPN 2, ESPN+ and SiriusXM Fan Nation
Main card at 7 p.m. ET, Prelims at 4:30 p.m. ET
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UFC action continues this weekend with UFC Fight Night Presented by Modelo: Song vs. Simon, live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas this Saturday, April 29, exclusively on ESPN2, ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and SiriusXM Fight Nation at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, preceded by the Prelims at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT. Live coverage begins Friday with UFC Live presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Song vs. Simon at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2, providing fans with exclusive insights and views heading into Fight Night.
The main event will be a thrilling bantamweight contenders’ matchup between No. 8 ranked contender Song Yadong (19-7-1 1NC) and No. 10 Ricky Simon (20-3). This will be Song’s second consecutive UFC main event as he looks to secure another signature finish and position himself as a title contender. Simon aims to extend his five-fight win streak with a statement performance and cement himself as a top contender in the division.
The co-main event will feature exciting middleweights Caio Borralho (13-1 1NC) and Michal Oleksiejczuk (18-5 1NC) going toe-to-toe. Borralho, currently on a ten-fight win streak, looks to deliver a statement to the rest of the division while Oleksiejczuk is determined to defeat Borralho and position himself for a successful 2023 season.
Brendan Fitzgerald will call the action, joined by Daniel Cormier and two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz. Heidi Androl will handle reporting duties.
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Programming (All times ET)
| Fri. 4/28 | 5:30 p.m. | UFC Live presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Song vs. Simon | ESPN2 |
| 6:05 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Pre-Show presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Song vs. Simon | ESPN+ | |
| Sat. 4/29 | 4:30 p.m. | UFC Fight Night presented by Modelo (Prelims) | ESPN2, ESPN+, SiriusXM Fight Nation |
| 7 p.m. | UFC Fight Night presented Modelo (Main Card) | ESPN2/ESPN+ (English & Spanish), SiriusXM Fight Nation |
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| 10 p.m.* | UFC on ESPN Post-Fight Show presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Song vs. Simon | ESPN+ |
*Immediately following Main Event.
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET)
| 7 p.m. | Main | Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon |
| Co-Main | Caio Borralho vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk | |
| Undercard | Rodolfo Viera vs. Cody Brundage | |
| Undercard | Julian Erosa vs. Fernando Padilla | |
| Undercard | Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta | |
| Undercard | Josh Quinlan vs. Trey Waters | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Feature | Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier |
| Undercard | Cody Durden vs. Charles Johnson | |
| Undercard | Stephanie Egger vs. Irina Alekseeva | |
| Undercard | Journey Newson vs. Marcus McGhee | |
| Undercard | Hailey Cowan vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth |
