With three straight wins—and two of them coming in less than one month in 2021—Ricky Simon has his sights set on a ranked opponent.
After earning a second-round submission win over Gaetano Pirrello at UFC Fight Island 8 in January, Simon turned around 24 days later and earned a unanimous decision against Brian Kelleher at UFC 258.
The win against Kelleher accomplished a couple of things for Simon outside of getting his hand raised. One, the fight with Kelleher finally happened on the third attempt. And two, Simon doubled up his activity from 2020 before Valentine’s Day.