Rob Font shattered an undefeated fighter's record at UFC Seattle. A former Top-5 contender in the UFC's bantamweight division, Font was scheduled to defend his #9 ranking against Dominick Cruz in tonight's co-main event before an injury forced the former champ to retire instead, leaving the 16-0 Jean Matsumoto to take his place.
UFC Seattle is here. Tonight, Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA plays host to the final UFC Fight Night in the month of February. Action from the No.
Tomorrow night on the main card of UFC Seattle, we are going to see an interesting catchweight fight that was originally not part of the card. 9th ranked bantamweight contender Rob Font (21-8) will look to hold onto his spot as he takes on rising undefeated contender Jean Matsumoto (16-0).
Straight out of a horror movie is how you would describe Rob Font’s face after his record-setting loss to Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera at UFC Vegas 53. Font fights undefeated 16-0 Jean Matsumoto in the co-main event of UFC Seattle on February 22.
A new matchup has been put together for the UFC’s return to Seattle just over one week out from fight night. A big co-main event in the bantamweight division was set to take place next weekend at the Climate Pledge Arena with Dominick Cruz returning to the Octagon.
The UFC is heading to Seattle on February 22nd and yesterday we learned that a couple of bantamweight matchups will headline the card. Henry Cejudo and Song Yadong will be headlining the card.
The UFC bantamweight rankings are a showcase of a division that has slowly evolved to become arguably the most talent-rich in the entire sport. Where lightweight was once considered the deepest weight class in the promotion, 135 pounds has surpassed it with an impressive and wide variety of fighters.
Rob Font has upset the oddsmakers by outworking Kyler Phillips at UFC Vegas 99. Font entered the fight as a near +400 underdog, having lost four of his last fight fights and closing in on 40 years-of-age.
No. 10 ranked UFC bantamweight contender Rob Font (20-8) has his next bout lined up The post Rob Font vs Kyler Phillips set for UFC Vegas 98 first appeared on MyMMANews.
It looks like Henry Cejudo has some options to choose from in his UFC return. In February, the former UFC Bantamweight Champion went back on his word when he said he was going to retire with one more loss in the Octagon.
After two consecutive weeks on the road, the attention shifts back to the Apex Center this Saturday for UFC Vegas 92. In the main event, longtime veteran Edson Barboza will try to stop the upward motion of Lerone Murphy by handing the Brit his first loss.
A recurring theme has popped up on the main event of many UFC Fight Night cards recently. There are young up-and-coming fighters with sparkling records who are eager to show they are legitimate superstars paired against durable veteran fighters.