Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-01-13, good second part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Ricky Simon vs Mario Bautista gets two.Bautista vs Simon is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 13th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker 2 – UFC Vegas 84 (also known as UFC Fight Night 234 or UFC on ESPN+ 92). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Ricky Simon record
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ricky Simon entered this fight with a mma record of 20-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 bantamweight in the world.
In his last three bouts he has beat Raphael Assuncao (Raphael Assuncao vs Ricky Simon) and Jack Shore (Ricky Simon vs Jack Shore) but then he has lost to Yadong Song (Yadong Song vs Ricky Simon).
Mario Bautista record
His opponent, Mario Bautista, has an official record of 13-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the bantamweight division.
He was defeated by Trevin Jones in 2021 but since then he has won five matches beating Guido Cannetti and Da’Mon Blackshear in his last two.
Bautista’s next fight: Jose Aldo vs Mario Bautista
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 84 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker 2
Jim Miller vs Gabriel Benitez
Ricky Simon vs Mario Bautista
Phil Hawes vs Brunno Ferreira
Andrei Arlovski vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Matthew Semelsberger vs Preston Parsons
Marcus McGhee vs Gaston Bolanos
Farid Basharat vs Taylor Lapilus
Jean Silva vs Westin Wilson
Tom Nolan vs Nikolas Motta
Joshua Van vs Felipe Bunes
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Ricky Simon vs Mario Bautista as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Simon vs Bautista fight?
Mario Bautista defeated Ricky Simon via unanimous decision. Scores were 30–27, 30–27, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 84 post-fight octagon interview of Ricky Simon and Mario Bautista.
