Mario Bautista has his sights set on Rob Font as he looks to make his way through the bantamweight rankings by the end of the year. Bautista put on a masterclass against veteran Ricky Simon to earn a unanimous decision win at UFC Fight Night 234 on Saturday.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to us tonight, December 2, 2023, for UFC Austin, going The post Watch: Deiveson Figueiredo wins bantamweight debut, nearly finishes Rob Font at UFC Austin first appeared on MyMMANews.
After 14 fights in the flyweight division, former champion Deiveson Figueiredo will make his bantamweight debut on Saturday against Rob Font at UFC on ESPN 52 in Austin, Texas.
Ultimate Fighting Championship brass put Rob Font at the front of a rather unconventional welcoming committee. The New England Cartel rep will greet former 125-pound champion Deiveson Figueiredo’s arrival in the bantamweight division when they collide in a featured UFC on ESPN 52 attraction this Saturday at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
Even without a location on the books, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is building up its first December card in a big way. On Friday, two high-stakes matchups at 135 and 205 pounds were announced by various outlets.
A former flyweight king will make his debut in the UFC's bantamweight division when he meets Rob Font in December. First reported by MMA Fighting, the matchup with Font will see Deiveson Figueiredo finally complete a long-rumored move up to bantamweight following his loss to Brandon Moreno at UFC 283.
This past Saturday in the main event of UFC Nashville, we saw a battle in the bantamweight division between two top contenders. Rob Font (20-7) was stepping in on short notice to take on Cory “The Sandman” Sandhagen (17-4).
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling criticized Cory Sandhagen’s recent win over Rob Font in the The post Aljamain Sterling criticizes Cory Sandhagen’s win over Rob Font at UFC Nashville first appeared on MyMMANews.
Things went exactly according to plan for Cory Sandhagen against Rob Font in the UFC on ESPN 50 main event. Sandhagen relied on takedowns and suffocating top control to cruise to a five-round verdict in their 140-pound catchweight clash at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Saturday night.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Nashville, featuring two showdowns between contenders. In the main event, elite bantamweight Cory Sandhagen clashed with superb striker Rob Font in a 140-pound catchweight affair.
Cory Sandhagen won a unanimous decision over Rob Font in a battle of ranked bantamweight contenders in Nashville, Tenn. In what was officially a catchweight bout at 140 pounds to accommodate Font taking the fight on short notice, Sandhagen dominated.
The Octagon is back in The Music City this weekend for the first time since March 2019 as UFC On ESPN 50: Sandhagen vs. Font takes place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
This weekend, the UFC’s bantamweight division gets its moment to shine as Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font are set to take lumps out of each other in the main event of “UFC Nashville.” The fight, which Font is taking on short notice, will determine the next set of contenders with the winner having a rapid ascension to the title.
Sean O'Malley has a prediction for the UFC Nashville main event between Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font. Sandhagen was scheduled to fight Umar Nurmagomedov inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on August 5.
UFC 292 is turning into quite the bantamweight showcase. The main event features Sean O’Malley challenging Aljamain Sterling for the 135 pound title. Former champion Henry Cejudo is tentatively scheduled to take on Chito Vera.
A bantamweight showdown between Rob Font and Yadong Song has been added to the UFC 292 lineup. The Las Vegas-based promotion announced the booking on Wednesday evening.
This past Saturday night on the main card of UFC 287, we saw an absolute banger in the bantamweight division. Perennial top contender Rob Font (20-6) was looking to get back on track as he took on Adrian Yanez (16-4).
The main event of UFC 287 is a middleweight title fight between new champion Alex Pereira (7-1) of Brazil and former titleholder Israel Adesanya (23-2) of New Zealand.
Rob Font has grown accustomed to difficult assignments. Life in the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division requires as much. The former CES MMA champion will attempt to right his ship at the expense of Adrian Yanez in a three-round UFC 287 showcase on Saturday at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami.
The first fight set in April for the Ultimate Fighting Championship should be a great one. On Friday, MMA Fighting broke the story that Rob Font (19-6) will be battling it out against Adrian Yanez (16-3) in the bantamweight division.
Rob Font and Marlon Vera are ascendant forces in perhaps the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s deepest divisions. Conflict was inevitable. The Top 10-ranked
A bantamweight showdown between Rob Font and Marlon Vera is expected to serve as the main event for a UFC Fight Night card on April 30. The bout is expected to be finalized soon, according to ESPN.
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