UFC targets Brian Kelleher vs. Ricky Simon for Sept. 5 event
The UFC’s Sept. 5 card is fastly approaching, and the lineup is filling up.
A bantamweight matchup between Brian Kelleher and Ricky Simon is the latest fight being targeted for the event. No location is official for the card, though the UFC has a pending application to hold the event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
A person with knowledge of the situation recently informed MMA Junkie of the targeted booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
MMA Fighting was the first to report the news Tuesday.
Kelleher (21-11 MMA, 5-4 UFC) will look to rebound from a June 6 unanimous decision loss to Cody Stamann. Kelleher competed three weeks prior, defeating Hunter Azure by knockout.
In his most recent outing on May 13, Simon (16-3 MMA, 4-2) rebounded from back-to-back losses. After a back-and-forth affair against Ray Borg, Simon was awarded the unanimous decision nod.
With the addition, the current Sept. 5 lineup includes:
Alistair Overeem vs. Augusto Sakai Zelim Imadaev vs. Michel Perreira Julia Avila vs. Nicco Montano Montana De La Rosa vs. Maryna Moroz Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Mara Romero Borella Macy Chiasson vs. Sijara Eubanks Bartosz Fabinski vs. Andre Muniz Brian Kelleher vs. Ricky Simon
