Rob Font will return to the cage this August in a bout against Tune Yadong.
The bantamweight fight is the latest addition to UFC 292 in Boston, Sports activities Illustrated has figured out.
Font (20–6) snapped a two-struggle losing streak this previous April, defeating Adrian Yanez by TKO in the 1st spherical. Owning spent the greater part of his profession education just outdoors of Boston, the possibility to fight at TD Garden—where he is undefeated in two bouts—is a requirement for Font.
“There’s no way I was turning this down,” states Font. “The instant I read UFC was coming back to Boston, I experienced to be on the card.”
Yadong (20-7-1, 1 NC) has received four of his very last 5. Currently ranked eighth, he is searching to leapfrog Font, who is seventh, in the bantamweight rankings. Whilst Font is combating a reduced-ranked opponent for the second straight bout, a victory in opposition to Yadong would even more set up himself in the title photograph.
“I don’t want to preserve combating backwards, but this is a excellent prospect,” Font suggests. “Adrian was a large leap, but I wanted to make a assertion, and a first-spherical knockout was absolutely a assertion.
“Song is a good deal nearer [in the rankings]. I’m not heading to soar the rankings with this battle, but it would be a massive get and it’s a single that I will need to be in the discussion.”
The 292 card is headlined by Aljamain Sterling defending his bantamweight title in opposition to Sean O’Malley. Women’s strawweight champ Zhang Weili will also defend her belt against Amanda Lemos. There is now a local taste to the evening, with a proud member of the New England Cartel looking to carve out his third victory on Causeway Road.
“There is so a lot background in Boston,” Font says. “So numerous legends have fought right here. Now I get the chance to get this earn and get yet another complete.”
