The lineup for the UFC Fight Night card on July 16 continues to
grow, as a bantamweight clash between Ricky Simon
and Jack
Shore and a featherweight tilt pitting Billy
Quarantillo against Bill Alegeo have been added to the
lineup.
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Iridium Sports Agency announced Simon vs. Shore, while
Sherdog.com’s Tudor Leonte initially
reported Quarantillo vs. Algeo. UFC Fight Night is expected to
be headlined by a featherweight showdown between Brian
Ortega and Yair
Rodriguez, with a location and venue to be announced.
Simon has established himself as a person of interest at 135 pounds
with a four-bout winning streak that includes a second-round KO of
longtime contender Raphael
Assuncao in his last outing at UFC Fight Night 199.
A former Cage Warriors champion, Shore is unbeaten in 16
professional appearances — including five in UFC competition. Most
recently, “Tank” outpointed Timur
Valiev at UFC Fight Night 204.
Quarantillo has lost two of his last three bouts within the Las
Vegas-based promotion. The Gracie Tampa South member is coming off
a decision defeat against Shane
Burgos at UFC 268 this past November.
Alego is 2-2 in four UFC outings. The former Ring of Combat
champion last competed at UFC on ESPN 32, where he took a unanimous
verdict over Joanderson
Brito on Jan. 15.