Cory Sandhagen will nonetheless compete at UFC Nashville.
A number of folks with information of the promotion’s plans have confirmed to MMA Preventing that Sandhagen will now face Rob Font in the primary occasion of the August 5 Struggle Evening card. The bout will probably be contested at a catchweight of 140 kilos. UFC Broadcast Accomplice ESPN first reported the brand new reserving.
Font replaces Umar Nurmagomedov, who was compelled to withdraw from his first promotional headliner as a consequence of a shoulder damage. The Massachusetts native was booked to face Track Yadong within the promotion’s return to Boston at UFC 292 earlier than making the swap. An individual with information of the state of affairs confirmed to MMA Preventing that Yadong was compelled to drag out of the August 19 struggle for undisclosed causes.
In his final outing, Font rebounded from a two-fight skid with a sensational knockout of Adrian Yanez at April’s UFC 287 occasion.
Sandhagen will probably be seeking to construct on the momentum of back-to-back wins over Yadong and Marlon Vera. The 31-year-old is predicted to make his thirteenth octagon look and transfer nearer to a title within the ever-busy 135-pound division.
