A bantamweight clash pitting Vinicius
Oliveira against Ricky Simon
has been added to the UFC 303
lineup.
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Oliveira recently confirmed the booking following an initial report
from Ag.Fight. UFC 303 takes place on June 29 at the
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a welterweight bout
between Conor
McGregor and Michael
Chandler.
After earning a contract on
Dana White’s Contender Series this past September, Oliveira
made a strong first impression in his Octagon debut when he
authored a flying knee knockout of Bernardo
Sopai at UFC Fight Night 238 on March 2. The Brazilian has been
victorius in nine of his last 10 professional appearances.
A veteran of 12 promotional appearances, Simon is coming off
back-to-back losses to Yadong Song
and Mario
Bautista in UFC competition. Prior to that, Simon authored a
five-bout winning streak in the Las Vegas-based organization.