Umar Nurmagomedov was about to share the octagon with one of the top contenders of the bantamweight division, Cory Sandhagen.
However, the Dagestani fighter is out of the fight because of an injury. As such, Rob Font took the opportunity to step in on short notice against Cory on August 5th, 2023.
And yet, Font was training hard for his fight which was supposed to be held on August 19th, 2023, against Song Yadong at UFC 292.
Cory Sandhagen will now fight Rob Font at a catchweight in the main event of UFC Nashville on Aug. 5, sources told ESPN. Five-round fight.
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) July 20, 2023
Yadong withdrew from this fight, as Front headlines the UFC Nashville event. Sandhagen is in good form with back-to-back wins over Marlon Vera and Song Yadong.
Meanwhile, Font’s last bout was a first-round stoppage over Adrian Yanez. This was needed following two losses at the hands of Marlon Vera and Jose Aldo.
Full Card
Cory Sandhagen vs. Rob Font
Jessica Andrade vs. Tatiana Suarez
Dustin Jacoby vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
Tanner Boser vs. Aleksa Camur
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. L’udovit Klein
Gavin Tucker vs. Diego Lopes
Ode Osbourne vs. Asu Almabaev
Billy Quarantillo vs. Damon Jackson
Ovince St. Preux vs. Ion Cutelaba
Jeremiah Wells vs. Carlston Harris
Jake Hadley vs. Cody Durden
Sean Woodson vs. Jesse Butler
Raoni Barcelos vs. Kyler Phillips