EVERETT, Mass. – Rob Font admits Marlon Vera wasn’t on his radar when the offer came, but that doesn’t mean he has an easy task on his hands come fight night. He expected a summer return, maybe against Cory Sandhagen or the like. In need of a UFC Fight Night headliner for April 30, the promotion booked Font (19-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) in a fan-friendly matchup against Vera (18-7-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) instead. “I figured I’d be fighting by July, like somewhere around there,” Font told MMA Junkie on Thursday at Encore Casino
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