A clash between two top bantamweights is in the works to headline a UFC Fight Night event on April 30.
Rob Font will face Marlon Vera in a five-round main event bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. MMA Junkie confirmed the news with sources following an initial report from ESPN.
Font (19-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC), 34, will enter his third-straight main event in his first fight in 2022, looking to rebound from a unanimous decision loss to Jose Aldo in December. Prior to the defeat, Font was riding hot on a four-fight streak with consecutive wins over Sergio Pettis, Ricky Simon, Marlon Moraes, and Cody Garbrandt. Font currently holds the No. 7 spot in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie bantamweight rankings.
