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UFC Fight Night puts its name in question with an early event on Saturday, July 16th. The UBS Arena in Elmont, New York will play host to the event. The preliminary card will get started at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+ with the main card following at 2 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN+. The preliminary card is highlighted by a bantamweight fight between #13 Ricky Simon and the undefeated #14 Jack Shore.
Simon enters with a 19-3 record and has won each of his last four fights. In his last fight, he knocked out Raphael Assuncao in the second round of their fight in December 2021. Simon has seven knockout victories and two submission wins to his credit.
Shore is taking the fighting world by storm, entering this match undefeated at 16-0, including his five wins in the UFC. His last three fights have all come to a decision, but he has ended 12 of his fights before the final bell.
Here’s an outline of everything you need to know for UFC Fight Night: Ricky Simon vs. Jack Shore.
Start time, how to watch
Date: Saturday, July 16
Start time: 11 a.m. ET
Live stream: ESPN/ESPN+ | Mobile app: ESPN for iOS, Google Play
Main card, 2 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+
- 2 Brian Ortega vs. #3 Yair Rodgriguez, featherweight
- #10 Michelle Waterson vs. #11 Amanda Lemos, Strawweights
- #14 Li Jingliang vs. Muslim Salikhov, Welterweights
- #8 Matt Schnell vs. #12 Su Mudaerji, Flyweights
- #14 Shane Burgos vs. Charles Jourdain, Featherweights
- #3 Lauren Murphy vs. #10 Miesha Tate, Flyweights
Preliminary card, 11 a.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+
- #13 Ricky Simon vs. #14 Jack Shore, Bantamweights
- Dalcha Lungiambula vs. Punahele Soriano, Middleweights
- Bill Algeo vs. Herbert Burns, Featherweights
- #15 Dustin Jacoby vs. Da Un Jung, Light Heavyweights
- Dwight Grant vs. Dustin Stoltzfus, Middleweights
- #14 Jessica Penne vs. Emily Ducote, Strawweights
Odds info: Simon vs. Shore
Simon: +135
Shore: -155
Total Rounds:
Over 2.5: -215
Under 2.5: +175
Winning Method:
Simon to win by KO, TKO or DQ: +1000
Simon to win by Submission: +1600
Simon to win by Decision: +200
Draw: +5000
Shore to win by KO, TKO or DQ: +500
Shore to win by Submission: +400
Shore to win by Decision: +165
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