Rob Font continues to be all the way down to struggle at UFC Combat Evening 252.
After dropping out on a bout with former WEC and UFC champion Dominick Cruz, the veteran bantamweight contender, Font, will tackle late-replacement Jean Matsumoto in a 140-pound catchweight bout subsequent Saturday, Feb. 22, at Local weather Pledge Area in Seattle.
Two folks with data of the scenario knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving Friday however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement. Font’s standing had been in query since Cruz abruptly introduced his retirement final week after struggling a severe shoulder damage.
Undefeated Matsumoto (16-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), 25, is shifting from a UFC 313 reserving towards Chris Gutierrez and right into a high-profile matchup with Font, who’s ranked No. 9 within the official UFC bantamweight rankings. Matsumoto, a Dana White’s Contender Collection alum, received his first two UFC bouts final 12 months towards Dan Argueta by submission and Brad Katona by unanimous choice.
Font (21-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) not too long ago rebounded from a two-fight skid towards Cory Sandhagen and Deiveson Figueiredo when he defeated Kyler Phillips final October.
Beneath is the up to date UFC Combat Evening 252 lineup:
- Henry Cejudo vs. Music Yadong
- Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez
- Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Jean Silva
- Rob Font vs. Jean Matsumoto
- Steve Garcia vs. TBA
- Ibo Aslan vs. Ion Cutelaba
- Andre Fili vs. Melquizael Costa
- Modestas Bukauskas vs. Rafael Cerqueira
- Javid Basharat vs. Ricky Simon
- Adam Fugitt vs. Billy Ray Goff
- Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Nick Klein
- Eric McConico vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Julius Walker
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