UFC Fight Night 223: How to watch Simon vs. Yadong, fight card, odds

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UFC Fight Night 223: How to watch Simon vs. Yadong, fight card, odds

The UFC is back in Las Vegas for another home event with UFC Fight Night 223 at the UFC Apex, and a key bantamweight matchup is atop the card.

Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 223, headlined by Ricky Simon vs. Song Yadong.

UFC Fight Night 223 has a main card that begins at 7 p.m. ET and prelims starting at 4 p.m. ET. The entire event streams on ESPN+.

UFC Fight Night 223 features a pair of top-10 bantamweights, each looking to climb the ladder toward a title shot. Ricky Simon enters as a winner of five straight bouts, including back-to-back stoppages of Raphael Assuncao and Jack Shore. Song Yadong will be looking to rebound from a TKO loss to Cory Sandhagen due to a doctor’s stoppage for a cut. Prior to the result, Yadong defeated three straight opponents, including consecutive stoppages over Julio Arce and Marlon Moraes.

(ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Martin Buday (-113) vs. Jake Collier (-113)
  • Julian Erosa (-192) vs. Fernando Padilla (+148)
  • Natan Levy (-310) vs. Pete Rodriguez (+230)
  • Cody Durden (+150) vs. Charles Johnson (-194)
  • Stephanie Egger (-320) vs. Irina Alekseeva (+235)
  • Brian Kelleher (-215) vs. Journey Newson (+164)
  • Hailey Cowan (-120) vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (-106)

Odds via FanDuel

  • Ricky Simon (-138) vs. Song Yadong (+108)
  • Caio Borralho (-320) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (+235)
  • Cody Brundage (+230) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (-310)
  • Waldo Cortes-Acosta (+118) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (-150)
  • Josh Quinlan (+126) vs. Ange Loosa (-162)