UFC Schedule: UFC News: In place of the injured Umar Nurmagomedov, Rob Font, a UFC bantamweight contender, will face Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Nashville on August 5. Sandhagen vs. Font will last five rounds at a catchweight of 140 pounds rather than the divisional limit of 135 pounds. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSports.IN.
Due to an injury, Umar Nurmagomedov was forced to withdraw from the bout; Rob Font has already taken his place. Top 10 bantamweight contenders Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font will square off in the main event.
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Which UFC Fighters Will Compete This Weekend?
Font steps in for Umar Nurmagomedov, who was forced to withdraw from his first promotional headliner due to a shoulder injury. Prior to switching, the Massachusetts native was slated to compete against Song Yadong for the promotion’s return to Boston at UFC 292. According to sources, Yadong was forced to leave the battle on August 19 for an unidentified reason.
Font (20-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) wants to make his current winning streak into a two-game run. At UFC 287, Font knocked out Adrian Yanez. The victory put a stop to a losing string of two matches, which also includes defeats to Jose Aldo and Marlon Vera.
Sandhagen (16-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) has won back-to-back fights following two unsuccessful title defences in a row. Since being defeated by T.J. Dillashaw and Petr Yan in the championship fights, Sandhagen has defeated Yadong and Marlon Vera.
UFC Schedule: Which UFC Fighters Will Compete This Weekend?
List of confirmed fights for UFC Fight Night Nashville:
Catchweight: Cory Sandhagen vs Rob Font
Light Heavyweight: Tanner Boser vs Aleksa Camur
Lightweight: Ignacio Bahamondes vs Ludovit Klein
Light Heavyweight: Dustin Jacoby vs Kennedy Nzechukwu
Featherweight: Billy Quarantillo vs Damon Jackson
Light Heavyweight: Ovince Saint Preux vs Ion Cutelaba
Women’s Strawweight: Jessica Andrade vs Tatiana Suarez
Featherweight: Sean Woodson vs Steve Garcia
Flyweight: Tagir Ulanbekov vs Jake Hadley
Bantamweight: Said Nurmagomedov vs Kyler Phillips
Flyweight: Ode’ Osbourne vs Assu Almabayev
Welterweight: Jeremiah Wells vs Carlston Harris
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