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After the endless highs at UFC 291 last weekend, the world’s premiere MMA league will be returning to their usual middle of the road lineup for UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font. The Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee will be the setting, and although relevancy is ultra-low on paper, the matchups should provide us with plenty of action to keep us entertained. The original main event for this card was Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov, but after Umar withdrew, the ever-fun Rob Font stepped up to take the fight.
It sucks losing Nurmagomedov, but Sandhagen vs. Font makes me happy, too. It’s no secret what either man is coming to do, so I fully expect these two lethal strikers to wage absolute war! After coming up short to Petr Yan in their UFC interim bantamweight title fight, the Sandman got back on track by stopping Yadong Song, and then earning a split nod over Marlon Chito Vera. As for Font, he rebounded from back-to-back decision losses to José Aldo and Chito Vera with a sensational knockout of Adrian Yanez back in April. Font is coming into this bout ranked #7, so a spectacular victory here over the #4 guy could easily catapult him into title contention.
The co-main event for this card is where you will find the most relevancy. Former strawweight champion, Jéssica Andrade, will go at it with the 9-0 undefeated Tatiana Suarez, with the winner being right there in line for a crack at the title. Filthy casuals probably won’t know most of the talent on this undercard, but if you happen to see one, make sure you tell them to watch Billy Quarantillo vs. Damon Jackson. This preliminary matchup has all the makings for Fight of the Night honors, so make sure you tune in for it.
Start time and date
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font takes place on August 5th at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The main event starts at 9 p.m. ET. The prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET.
How to watch
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font is available on ESPN+ for current subscribers, and can also be seen on ESPN. The event is scheduled to start live at 6:00pm ET, 3:00pm PT. For full streaming details, and compatible devices go here.
Full UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font fight card
Main card
- Cory Sandhagen vs. Rob Font: Bantamweight
- Jéssica Andrade vs. Tatiana Suarez: Strawweight
- Dustin Jacoby vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu: Light Heavyweight
- Gavin Tucker vs. Diego Lopes: Featherweight
- Tanner Boser vs. Aleksa Camur: Light Heavyweight
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Ľudovít Klein: Lightweight
Prelims
- Raoni Barcelos vs. Kyler Phillips: Bantamweight
- Jeremiah Wells vs. Carlston Harris: Welterweight
- Billy Quarantillo vs. Damon Jackson: Featherweight
- Jake Hadley vs. Cody Durden: Flyweight
- Ode Osbourne vs. Asu Almabaev: Flyweight
What comes after UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
The next event after UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font is UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos, and that will go down at the dusty ass APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The headliner for this event will be occur in the welterweight division when the #10 ranked, Vicente Luque, collides with the UFC’s former lightweight champion, Vicente Luque. The co-main event here should guarantee action when longtime MMA veteran Cub Swanson tangles with fellow striker Hakeem Dawodu.
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