It interfered with his honeymoon plans, but Ricky Simon knew a fight with Urijah Faber was too big an opportunity to pass up.
“I called me fiancee and said, ‘We got Urijah Faber, so we’re gonna have to postpone some things,’” Simon, a rising UFC bantamweight prospect, told Bloody Elbow.
Simon got married June 28. His honeymoon was scheduled for the same time as this weekend’s UFC Sacramento card, but luckily for him, after getting the call to fight Faber, Simon managed to change around the dates. He is now leaving with his wife next Monday, two days after he fights Faber.