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UFC Vegas 27 has concluded is to assess the damage. Unlike the relatively injury free Fight Night in Vegas last week, this time around seven fighters face potential six month medical suspensions.
Among those included main event winner Rob Font who picked up a unanimous decision win against former champion Cody Garbrandt. Font requires doctor’s clearance for injuries to his right tibia and fibula, ankle, and foot or he will be unable to compete until November 19th. If cleared for the injuries, Font can return to the cage on June 22nd.
Justin Tafa (left hand), Chris Barnett (right knee), Felicia Spencer (right knee), Ricardo Ramos (ankle and wrist), Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (bilateral lamina papyracea fractures), and Bruno Silva (right hand) also face six months away from the cage.
Rob Font Post-Fight Interview | UFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt /
If Rob Font someday wears UFC gold in the bantamweight division, he may look at his first main event against Cody Garbrandt as the night he graduated from being a talented contender to a fighter with championship potential. Keeping his cool in the lead-up to the bout, then putting on a disciplined, professional performance against a former titleholder, and over five rounds, no less, the New Englander stepped up when the lights were at the brightest, and that’s not an easy thing to do.
WHAT’S NEXT? With Cory Sandhagen and TJ Dillashaw still left to square off against each other and champion Aljamain Sterling and former champ Petr Yan left with business to take care of, Font will likely need another win to get a crack at the crown. So what’s a matchup that will keep Font and the fans interested? Former champ Dominick Cruz is coming off a win over Casey Kenney, and that’s the kind of high-profi
Kevin Lee is officially making his long discussed return to the UFC welterweight division.
As first reported by Brett Okamoto of ESPN, Lee will compete at 170lbs against one of the division’s fastest risers, Philadelphia native, Sean Brady on July 10th, the card headlined by Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor III.
Kevin Lee (@MoTownPheno) has booked his return, after missing 2020, per sources. It will be at welterweight, against an undefeated contender in Sean Brady (@seanbradymma). pic.twitter.com/0URZRtjjXv Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) May 23, 2021
Lee last fought at welterweight in May 2019, losing in the fourth round of a bout against Rafael Dos Anjos by submission.