UFC Vegas 72 Mixed Martial Arts tournament was held on April 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, and the main event was the bantamweight fight between Chinese fighter Song Yadong and American Ricky Simon.
Main card:
- Song Yadong defeated Ricky Simon by fifth-round TKO;
- Caio Borralho defeated Michal Oleksiejczuk by submission (RNC) in the second round;
- Fernando Padilla defeated Julian Erosa by first-round TKO;
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima defeated Waldo Cortes-Acosta by unanimous decision;
- Trey Waters defeated Josh Quinlan by unanimous decision.
Preliminary card:
- Martin Buday defeated Jake Collier by unanimous decision;
- Cody Durden defeated Charles Johnson by unanimous decision;
- Irina Alekseeva defeated Stephanie Egger by submission (kneebar) in the first round;
- Marcus McGhee defeated Journey Newson by submission (RNC) in the second round;
- Jamey-Lyn Horth defeated Hailey Cowan by unanimous decision.