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Pros react after Cory Sandhagen defeats Rob Font at UFC Nashville

Chris Taylor - August 5, 2023

Tonight’s UFC Nashville event was headlined by a catchweight fight featuring Cory Sandhagen taking on Rob Font. Sandhagen (17-4 MMA) entered the contest sporting a two-fight winning streak, his most previous being a decision victory over Marlon Vera. Prior to that, ‘The Sandman’ had earned a TKO victory over Song Yadong in September of 2022.

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UFC Nashville Results: Cory Sandhagen defeats Rob Font (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - August 5, 2023

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Nashville results, including the main event between Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font. Sandhagen (16-4 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a two-fight winning streak, his most recent being a decision victory over Marlon Vera. Prior to that, ‘The Sandman’ was coming off a TKO victory over Song Yadong in September of 2022.

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UFC Nashville: ‘Sandhagen vs. Font’ Live Results and Highlights

Chris Taylor - August 5, 2023

The Octagon returns to Tennessee for tonight’s UFC Nashville event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Cory Sandhagen vs. Rob Font. Sandhagen (16-4 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a two-fight winning streak, his most recent being a decision victory over Marlon Vera. Prior to that, ‘The Sandman’ was coming off a TKO victory over Song Yadong in September of 2022.

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Pro fighters make their picks for Cory Sandhagen vs. Rob Font

Cole Shelton - August 3, 2023

In the main event of UFC Nashville, top-five bantamweights are set to throw down at a 140lbs catchweight as Cory Sandhagen takes on Rob Font. Heading into the scrap, Sandhagen is a sizeable -370 favorite while the Puerto Rican is a +265 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the scrap. Given Font is taking it on short notice as he was supposed to fight at UFC 292 in two weeks, the majority of pros expect Sandhagen to get the job done at UFC Nashville by decision.

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UFC Nashville gets a new main event as Cory Sandhagen now takes on Rob Font

Cole Shelton - July 20, 2023

Cory Sandhagen will remain on UFC Nashville and will still headline the card. Sandhagen was originally supposed to face Umar Nurmagomedov but on Wednesday, it was revealed that Nurmagomedov was out of the scrap due to an injury. Now, according to ESPN’s Marc Raimondi, Cory Sandhagen will now face Rob Font in a five-round main event to headline UFC Nashville on August 5.

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Rob Font eyeing Boston clash against former champion Petr Yan: "That would be insane"

Josh Evanoff - April 17, 2023

UFC bantamweight contender Rob Font wants a former champion upon his return. The bantamweight has been out of the cage since his clash with Adrian Yanez at UFC 287 earlier this month. Heading into the contest, Font was riding a two-fight losing streak, having been defeated by Jose Aldo and Marlon Vera in recent octagon appearances. However, he ended his losing streak with a statement victory earlier this month.

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UFC 287 Results: Rob Font stops Adrian Yanez in Round 1 (Video)

Chris Taylor - April 8, 2023

Tonight’s UFC 287 main card features a key bantamweight bout featuring Adrian Yanez taking on Rob Font. Font (19-6 MMA) will enter the contest looking to snap a two-fight losing skid. The 35-year-old veteran is coming off back-to-back decision defeats to Marlon Vera and Jose Aldo respectively.

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Adrian Yanez hopes to secure Sean O'Malley fight after "starching" Rob Font at UFC 287

Cole Shelton - April 5, 2023

Adrian Yanez is ready to show the mainstream just how good he is. Yanez is set to make his pay-per-view debut on Saturday in the featured fight right before the main and co-main events. It’s a massive opportunity as he will also be facing the sixth-ranked bantamweight in Rob Font who is someone Yanez knows likes to bring the fight.

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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 117 with Michelle Waterson-Gomez, Rob Font, Adrian Yanez, and Loopy Godinez

Cole Shelton - April 4, 2023

The 117th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC 287. We’re first joined by 10th-ranked UFC strawweight Michelle Waterson-Gomez (3:07). Next, we are joined by sixth-ranked UFC bantamweight Rob Font (18:27). 12th-ranked UFC bantamweight Adrian Yanez (36:10) then stops by. Closing out the program is UFC strawweight Loopy Godinez (1:03:16).

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Adrian Yanez warns Rob Font of thinking he is a tune-up fight: "It's going to be far more than a tune-up, he has to be ready for war"

Cole Shelton - January 9, 2023

Adrian Yanez was glad to finally be booked against Rob Font. After Yanez knocked out Tony Kelley in June at UFC Austin, a month later he was in discussions to fight Rob Font at Madison Square Garden. Yet, it never came to fruition, and Yanez was offered some different opponents but those too never happened.

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UFC Rankings Update: Marlon Vera enters bantamweight top five following win over Rob Font

Harry Kettle - May 3, 2022

Marlon Vera has officially entered the top five of the UFC’s bantamweight division after his win over Rob Font. Heading into Saturday night’s main event in Las Vegas, many wondered whether or not Marlon Vera had improved his game enough to earn the biggest win of his career to date. In the end, he surprised a lot of people by overcoming Rob Font’s impressive boxing with some incredible power and precision of his own.

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What's next for Marlon Vera and Rob Font after UFC Vegas 53?

Cole Shelton - May 2, 2022

In the main event of UFC Vegas 53, a bantamweight bout headlined the card as Marlon Vera was looking to break into the top-five against Rob Font. Vera entered the fight coming off a KO win over Frankie Edgar back at UFC 268, this after defeating Davey Grant by decision to get back into the win column after losing to Jose Aldo. He also holds a notable win over Sean O’Malley, which is the only time ‘Suga‘ has lost.

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UFC Vegas 53 Results: Marlon Vera defeats Rob Font (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - April 30, 2022

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 53 event is headlined by a key men’s bantamweight matchup between Rob Font and Marlon Vera. Font missed weight for tonight’s main event and was forced to forfeit 20% of his purse to Vera.

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UFC Vegas 53: 'Font vs. Vera' Live Results and Highlights

Chris Taylor - April 30, 2022

The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 53 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Rob Font vs. Marlon Vera. Font (19-5 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a decision loss to Jose Aldo his last time out. That setback snapped a four-fight winning streak for the American, who had previously defeated Cody Garbrandt, Marlon Moraes, Ricky Simon and Sergio Pettis.

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Pro fighters make their picks for Rob Font vs. Marlon Vera

Cole Shelton - April 28, 2022

In the main event of UFC Vegas 53, a key bantamweight bout headlines the card as Rob Font looks to get back into the win column against Marlon Vera. Heading into the fight, Font is the -140 favorite on FanDuel while ‘Chito’ is a +114 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros believe Font’s experience in five-round fights and his jab will be too much for Vera and he will get his hand raised.

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Marlon Vera eyeing knockout win over Rob Font to potentially score title shot next: "I'll be right there"

Josh Evanoff - April 27, 2022

UFC bantamweight Marlon Vera believes he’ll potentially score a title shot with a win over Rob Font at UFC Vegas 53. ‘Chito’ has currently won three of his last four trips to the octagon. The 29-year-old was last seen in action at UFC 268 in November 2021. Vera scored the biggest win of his career with a third-round knockout over Frankie Edgar at Madison Square Garden.

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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 76 with Rob Font, Grant Dawson, Tristan Connelly, Gina Mazany, and Gabe Green

Cole Shelton - April 26, 2022

The 76th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC Vegas 53. We’re first joined by the fifth-ranked bantamweight and one-half of the main event in Rob Font (2:37). UFC lightweight Grant Dawson (18:09) then comes on. UFC featherweight Tristan Connelly (33:46) joins the show. Next, UFC bantamweight Gina Mazany (47:30) then stops by. Closing out the program is UFC welterweight Gabe Green (1:02:29).

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Rob Font set to headline April Fight Night card against Marlon Vera

Cole Shelton - March 9, 2022

A crucial bantamweight bout is set to headline a Fight Night card in April as Rob Font will take on Marlon Vera. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Font and Vera have agreed to headline a Fight Night card on April 30. The event will likely take place at the UFC Apex.