On the official ledger, Ricky Simon is making his UFC debut tonight, but is that entirely accurate? With just a few weeks’ notice, Simon (12-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) replaced Augusto Mendes (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), who was pulled from the card due to a potential doping violation, and now fights bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 128. The preliminary-card bout, which airs on FS1 from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., marks Simon’s first trip to the UFC octagon – of sorts
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Should a DWCS alum like Ricky Simon really feel like a UFC newcomer tonight? – MMA Junkie