LAS VEGAS – Ode Osbourne feels fortunate to have a UFC flyweight fight on the books, because getting a contract signed often proves to be a challenge.
Osbourne (12-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) will look to rebound from a submission loss to Asu Almabaev at UFC on ESPN 50 in August when he takes on Jafel Filho (15-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night on March 16 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The seven-month break between fights isn’t ideal for Osbourne, but he understands it’s a product of the 125-pound weight class having among the least signed fighters of any UFC division, and it hasn’t been the first time he’s dealt with this type of wait.
