Grappling leads to easy win Simon defeated Cameron Smotherman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Atlanta. Impact Simon was prepping all camp long for what would have been a much stiffer test against Charles Jourdain (undisclosed), so it's no surprise he thrived when Smotherman agreed to step in on short notice. Ricky fired off 10 takedown attempts, landing three of them. He didn't do much on the feet, but the takedowns, combined with constantly pinning Smotherman along the fence, resulted in 9:13 worth of control time. That was more than enough to take the decision. Ricky has gotten things on track of late, winning back-to-back fights on the heels of a three-fight losing streak from April 2023 to June 2024.
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