UFC Jacksonville Highlights: Ricky Simon Edges Out Ray Borg

Ray Borg vs. Ricky Simon continued the action on the UFC Jacksonville card. The two fighters met in a bantamweight bout at the UFC Jacksonville event on Wednesday night from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on ESPN+. The figh…

Ray Borg vs. Ricky Simon continued the action on the UFC Jacksonville card. The two fighters met in a bantamweight bout at the UFC Jacksonville event on Wednesday night from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on ESPN+. The fight went all three rounds with Simon getting the split decision win. The story […]

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Ricky Simon Edges Ray Borg – UFC Jacksonville Results

Simon BorgNext up on the UFC Jacksonville main card is a bantamweight tilt between Ricky Simon and Ray Borg. Round 1: Both fighters begin swinging. Simon lands a big takedown in response and starts digging Borg’s body. Borg gets up and looks for his own takedown but Simon defends well and reverses with Borg up against […]

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Next up on the UFC Jacksonville main card is a bantamweight tilt between Ricky Simon and Ray Borg.

Round 1: Both fighters begin swinging. Simon lands a big takedown in response and starts digging Borg’s body. Borg gets up and looks for his own takedown but Simon defends well and reverses with Borg up against the fence. Borg goes down but gets up soon after and they return to striking. They exchange leg kicks. Simon gets another takedown soon after and remains on top for much longer as the round comes to an end.

Round 2: They strike again before Simon goes for the takedown yet again. Borg goes down but gets up soon after. Simon attempts another takedown soon after but Borg defends it this time. Simon is the more active and comfortable fighter in this fight so far. Borg lands a nice combination. Simon goes for a takedown. Borg rolls but remains controlled by Simon. Borg scrambles and they’re back to their feet. Borg lands another big combo with a nice body shot. The round comes to an end.

Round 3: We return to the bantamweights striking. Borg is looking much more comfortable and lands two big liver shots. Simon times a takedown well and keeps Borg down for some time. Borg gets up but Simon continues to control him. Simon lands an elbow which gets a smile out of Borg as they separate. Borg lands a big head kick but Simon eats it. They end the round swinging but this looks like a win for Simon.

Official result: Ricky Simon defeats Ray Borg via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

UFC Washington Highlights: Rob Font Outlasts Ricky Simon

Rob Font vs. Ricky Simon went the distance at UFC Washington. The two fighters met in a bantamweight bout at the UFC Washington event from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C on Saturday night (December 7, 2019) that aired on ESPN. It was a solid …

Rob Font vs. Ricky Simon went the distance at UFC Washington. The two fighters met in a bantamweight bout at the UFC Washington event from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C on Saturday night (December 7, 2019) that aired on ESPN. It was a solid back and forth fight that saw Font out work […]

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Rob Font Defeats Ricky Simon In Back-And-Forth Battle – UFC DC Results

Opening up the UFC DC main card is a bantamweight bout between Rob Font and Ricky Simon. Round 1: Font kicks things off with a big takedown. Simon gets up and clinches him against the fence. They separate and start unloading on each other. Simon goes for a takedown but it’s stuffed easily. Simon connects […]

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Opening up the UFC DC main card is a bantamweight bout between Rob Font and Ricky Simon.

Round 1: Font kicks things off with a big takedown. Simon gets up and clinches him against the fence. They separate and start unloading on each other. Simon goes for a takedown but it’s stuffed easily. Simon connects with a leg kick. A flurry sees Simon hurt Font and take him down soon after. Font gets up but receives a pair of knees before he’s taken down again. Font gets up and they separate. Font lands some strikes of his own now. Font attempts a spinning elbow but slips and Simon takes him down. They get up again.

Round 2: Simon is backed up and sees his takedown attempt stuffed. Font catches a leg kick from Font. Font catches Simon with a big hook. Font unleashes another brief flurry. Simon shoots soon after but Font gets back to his feet. Font lands another big shot and is clearly having more success in this round. Simon takes Font down soon after and is able to keep him down longer than usual but Font gets up eventually.

Round 3: Font starts with a number of jabs. Font stuffs a takedown attempt. Simon hurts Font with a body shot. Simon takes him down with a big takedown and has side control. Font does well to get up. Font lands a big strike but Simon doesn’t seem affected. Font is dominating the striking with good head movement and some solid strikes.

Official result: Rob Font defeats Ricky Simon via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

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Ricky Simon Out To Prove He Belongs Against Rob Font At UFC Washington (Interview)

Ricky Simon suffered his first loss inside the Octagon back in July at UFC Sacramento. There, the surging contender was knocked out by Urijah Faber in just 46 seconds. For Simon, he says the loss is a learning experience and a small bump in the road en…

Ricky Simon suffered his first loss inside the Octagon back in July at UFC Sacramento. There, the surging contender was knocked out by Urijah Faber in just 46 seconds. For Simon, he says the loss is a learning experience and a small bump in the road en route to the top. “Well I mean there […]

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Frankie Edgar Called Out By Two Top Bantamweights For Division Debut

Frankie Edgar will be making the cut down to 135 pounds. According to Edgar’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, the Edgar camp is targeting a November 2 debut from Madison Square Garden. With the news of Edgar dropping down to bantamweight, two of the division’s top rising stars have thrown their names in the hat to welcome […]

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Frankie Edgar will be making the cut down to 135 pounds. According to Edgar’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, the Edgar camp is targeting a November 2 debut from Madison Square Garden.

With the news of Edgar dropping down to bantamweight, two of the division’s top rising stars have thrown their names in the hat to welcome in “The Answer.” Those being Petr Yan and Ricky Simon. The pair each Tweeted out their respective challenges earlier this week.

Edgar is a former champion at 155 pounds and challenged for 145-pound gold multiple times. Unfortunately, he was never able to capture that second title, and after his most recent title bout loss to Max Holloway at UFC 240 last month, Edgar decided it was time for a change.

That change, of course, being dropping down to a division that many believe to be a natural fit for Edgar, who was a short featherweight. There are plenty of interesting potential fights for Edgar at 135 pounds; including against the likes of Henry Cejudo, Dominick Cruz, TJ Dillashaw, and more.

It will be interesting to see how Edgar fares at his new home of bantamweight.

What do you think about Simon and Yan challenging Edgar for his bantamweight debut?

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