![]() Poland’s Oleksiejczuk began last year still competing at light heavyweight but made the move down to the 185-pound ranks following a loss to Dustin Jacoby at UFC 272. A member of the Fighting Nerds team, the 30-year-old “Natural” is 13-1 overall with one no contest, and enters Saturday’s contest on a 10-fight winning streak and 13-fight unbeaten run overall. It’s a meeting of ascending middleweights as Caio Borralho and Michal Oleksiejczuk square off in the co-main event of the evening.īorralho parlayed two victories on Season 5 of DWCS into a UFC contract and then proceeded to win all three of his fights during his rookie campaign. There is a little more urgency for the 30-year-old Simon, and it will be curious to see if he can use that to propel himself to victory or if Song can rebuff his advances and solidify his place in the hierarchy instead. While there aren’t title implications on the line in this one, unlike the main event, it is a tremendously intriguing pairing between two fighters with similar championship aspirations, but operating on slightly different timelines. He’s earned finishes in each of his last two outings and three of his last four, and handed Jack Shore the first defeat ever, amateur or pro, back in July. 10 in the divisional rankings, Simon touches down in Las Vegas on a five-fight winning streak and brandishing an 8-2 record inside the Octagon. Here’s a run through the matchups slated to hit the Octagon this weekend in the latest edition of the Fight-By-Fight Preview. ![]() Some people don’t like to hear it, but it’s repeated because it often rings true: these are the types of cards that have a way of sneaking up on folks and delivering loads of excitement, so don’t be surprised if Saturday’s event delivers an abundance of awesomeness. RELIVE UFC VEGAS 71: Sergei Pavlovich Post-Fight Interview | Montel Jackson Knocks Out Rani Yahya In Round One | Jeremiah Wells Octagon Interview | Official Scorecards In addition to Song and Simon getting the chance to occupy the spotlight, the second consecutive event at the UFC’s in-house arena brings the opportunity for a handful of debuting talents, a collection of Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) graduates, and a bunch of aspiring competitors to attempt to make the kind of statement necessary to carry them to even bigger matchups and more prominence in the second half of the year. Originally slated to be headlined by a thrilling lightweight contest between Armen Tsarukuyan and Renato Moicano, an injury to the Brazilian forced that bout to be shelved and an intriguing matchup between bantamweight standouts Song Yadong and Ricky Simon to be delayed a week and elevated to the main event position this weekend.
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