Rob Font vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade set for UFC 175

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Rob Font makes UFC debut vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade at UFC 175.
 
Awesome

Definitely staying up till 6am to watch this.
 
Fight pass customers getting their money's worth FO SHO
 
Rob Font is a New England local guy. The best at featherweight in the Northeast IMO. Only guys regionally that have a chance at beating him are Calvin Kattar and Matt Bessette.

He'd win a few rounds in a Bellator tournament.
 
Here is an article about Fonts signing from the CES MMA website.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 25th, 2014) – The hottest fighter in the northeast and the most promising regional prospect in the featherweight division is taking his talent to new heights.


Rob Font, a Tampa native now living in Boston, Mass., and training out of Sityodtong, has inked a promotional agreement with the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), joining fellow Bostonian John “Doomsday” Howard as the second fighter under the guidance of Rhode Island-based promoter CES MMA to reach a deal with the UFC within the past year.


“Although I’m thankful to all the promotions I’ve fought for, CES has by far provided me with the best platform,” Font said. “Everything about them is top notch. A huge thank you to CES! “This is a dream come true.”


Font (10-1, 3 KOs), 26, has won nine consecutive fights, the last six under the promotional guidance of CES. The streak includes a first-round knockout win over fellow New Englander Chris Foster for the then-vacant CES MMA featherweight championship in August of 2013 and another opening-round knockout win over Tristan Johnson in April in the main event of “CES MMA XXIII” at Twin River Casino.


With a killer instinct in the cage and a strong promotional push behind him, Font is quickly becoming a household name on the nationwide mixed martial arts circuit. Highlights of his win over Johnson were featured on the popular AXS TV series Inside MMA.


He’ll make his UFC debut July 5th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas against Douglas Silva de Andrade on the undercard of UFC 175, which features the middleweight title bout between Chris Weidman and Lyoto Machida. The fight will be contested at 135 pounds – Font’s bantamweight debut.


Born in Tampa, Font moved to Boston in 2009 and had zero amateur fights on his record when he first stepped foot inside Mark DellaGrotte’s Sityodtong branch in nearby Somerville. Within two years, Font went from sparring partner to amateur standout before debuting as a professional in December of 2011.


Font’s deal comes 10 months after Howard re-signed with the UFC. Howard’s first run lasted two years from 2009 to 2011. He’s 2-1 since returning last July. In between stints with the UFC, Howard went 5-0 with five knockouts under the guidance of CES.


“So many people have helped get me here, so I’m thankful for them,” Font said. “It feels amazing to say we’ve made it to the UFC, but it’s one thing to make it and quite another to remain in the UFC. Needless to say, it’s only the beginning. We have much more work to do.”
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With the main card the way it is and Hall/Santos or Meathead/Struve on the Fox Sports prelims. I could care less what else they put on there.

Fine with the prelims being a bit Meh underneath that card. Save that stuff for the other events.
 
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