UFC Vegas 72 picks, odds, & analysis | MMA Vivisection

UFC Fight Week returns with another dose of killer filler. UFC Vegas 72 has a great co-main event—I mean, who hates bantamweight fights?—but nothing else to show for it. Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon should be an absolute barn burner. The rest of it? A tire fire. Fortunately we’ve got a PPV next week that has a lot of cool fights on it.

Much like the main card, the UFC Vegas 72 prelims are all about struggle. Unlike the main card, the undercard doesn’t have a fight like Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon to hold it down. Sure Cody Durden vs. Charles Johnson is alright, but that’s a poor consolation. The rest of it just feels like they rounded up everyone on the roster that had a contractually obligated fight offer coming up, and this is what fell out.

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UFC Vegas 72: Song vs. Simón Fight Card

Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 72 card, as it stood at the time of recording:

ESPN+ UFC Vegas 72 MAIN CARD | SAT. APR. 29 — 7/4PM ETPT

ESPN2/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4/1PM ETPT (1 CARE)

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