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Two hard-swinging bantamweights who have both been on the wrong end of decisions meet for the most violent fight of the UFC Seattle prelims.
Ricky Simon and Adrian Yanez are exactly the kind of fighters who make prelim cards worth watching. Both men have tasted defeat recently — Simon falling to Raoni Barcelos, Yanez dropping a decision to Daniel Marcos — and both arrive in Seattle hungry to remind the division what they are capable of. Simon, at 22-7, has built his UFC name on relentless pressure and a wrestling game capable of grind…
Simon comes off a loss to Barcelos that exposed his tendency to walk into right hands when he presses forward. His ground game remains elite for the bantamweight division, and he will want to establish that threat early to keep Yanez honest on the feet.
Yanez arrives off consecutive setbacks and is fighting for his roster spot as much as a win. His striking volume is still elite when he finds rhythm, and his best rounds come when the fight is standing. A strong start is critical for him — if Simon establishes wrestling in round one, Yanez's path to victory narrows significantly.
Whether Simon can establish a wrestling threat in round one to suppress Yanez's striking output
Yanez keeping the fight standing and using lateral movement to avoid Simon's takedowns
The desperation of two men on back-to-back losses — all-or-nothing performances cut both ways
Simon's ability to maintain pace over three rounds, where his conditioning edge shows late
Yanez's striking is elite enough to end the fight before Simon's wrestling becomes relevant
Both men came off losses, which can produce overly cautious, tentative fighting
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