Song Yadong vs Ricky Simon: start time, undercard, TV channel and streaming info for UFC Fight Night 223

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25 year-old Song Yadong, of the Hulan District in China, takes on the UFC bantamweight number ten, Ricky Simon, at UFC Fight Night 223 this weekend.

Yadong will be seeking to fight back from his defeat to Cory Sandhagen in Las Vegas in September, whilst Simon comes into this bout on the back of five successive UFC victories.

WHO ELSE IS ON THE FIGHT CARD?

Aside from Song Yadong vs Ricky Simon, there are 11 other fights on the card:

Main Card

• Caio Borralho vs Michal Oleksiejczuk (Middleweight)
• Rodolfo Vieira vs Cody Brundage (Middleweight)
• Emily Ducote vs Polyana Viana (Women’s Strawweight)
• Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta (Heavyweight)
• Joshua Quinlan vs Ange Loosa (Welterweight)

Preliminary Card

• Martin Buday vs Jake Collier (Heavyweight)
• Julian Erosa vs Fernando Padilla (Featherweight)
• Natan Levy vs Pete Rodriguez (Lightweight)
• Cody Durden vs Charles Johnson (Flyweight)
• Stephanie Egger vs Irina Alekseeva (Women’s Bantamweight)
• Brian Kelleher vs Journey Newson (Bantamweight)
• Hailey Cowan vs Jamey-Lyn Horth (Women’s Bantamweight)

WHERE IS THE FIGHT TAKING PLACE?

The fight is taking place at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, USA

WHEN IS UFC FIGHT NIGHT 223?

UFC Fight Night 223 is taking place on Saturday 29^th April, 2023.

WHAT TIME IS THE CAGE WALK FOR SONG YADONG VS RICKY SIMON?

The preliminary card is expected to start at 4pm ET in the US (9pm in the UK), while the main card is due to begin at around 7pm ET in the US, and 12am in the UK.

With that in mind, Song Yadong vs Ricky Simon is expected to start around 9pm ET in the US / 2am UK time, although this is only an approximation.

WHAT TV CHANNELS & STREAMING PLATFORMS ARE SHOWING UFC FIGHT NIGHT 223?

USA

The preliminary card can be watched on ESPN/ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass, while the main card can be watched exclusively on ESPN+.

UK

UK fight fans can watch the whole event on BT Sport, while the preliminary card can also be streamed on UFC Fight Pass.

WHAT ARE THEIR FIGHT RECORDS?

So far in his career, Song Yadong has fought 27 times with 19 victories, seven defeats and a draw. Simon, on the other hand, has a 20-3 record so far.