UFC Vegas 27: Font vs. Garbrandt results and post-fight analysis
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It’ll be a shock if Cody Garbrandt doesn’t have nightmares about the jab of Rob Font for months. For 25 minutes, in the main event of
UFC Vegas 27, Garbrandt couldn’t escape from Font’s pressure, the latter leading his attack with his jab for almost every exchange. It isn’t like Font didn’t land his fair share of power shots either. Garbrandt’s notoriously suspect chin held up, though it does appear Font was comfortable letting the finish come to him rather than pursuing it with aggression. Though the finish didn’t come, it was the best performance of Font’s career, securing a dominant win over the former bantamweight champion.
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The Apex Center in Las Vegas, Nevada was home to a great night of fights at UFC Vegas 27: Font vs. Garbrandt. The card saw two (T)KOs, two submissions, and eight decisions, including one split-decision.
The prelims kicked off with Damir Ismagulov taking a unanimous decision over Rafael Alves in a very fun opening bout. That was followed by a sensational showing by David Dvorak when he defeated super late replacement opponent Juancamilo Ronderos, via rear-naked choke in the first round. Josh Culibao would take the victory away from Shayilan Nuerdanbieke by unanimous decision and Bruno Silva brought the whole house down, and his opponent, when he knocked out Victor Rodriguez just one minute in. At some point, Kid Nate is really going to have to sit down with Victor and have “the talk�
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Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt makes a long-awaited return to the Octagon Saturday to fight Rob Font in the main event of UFC Vegas 27 from the UFC s APEX Facility.
Garbrandt has been sidelined for nearly a year. In that time, No Love has dealt with a torn bicep as well as complications from COVID-19. While he was slated to fight Deiveson Figueiredo for the flyweight title during that time, he will remain at 135 pounds for now.
He ll be welcomed back into the cage by Rob Font, winner of his last three fights, including a first-round TKO of Marlon Moraes in December.