UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera explained

UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:UFC Apex
City:Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance:Not announced[1]
Followingevent:UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje

UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera (also known as UFC on ESPN 35 and UFC Vegas 53) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 30, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]

Background

A bantamweight bout between Rob Font and Marlon Vera headlined the event.[3] At the weigh-ins, Font weighed in at 138.5 pounds, two and half pounds over the division non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at a catchweight with Font forfeiting 20% of his purse to Vera.[4]

A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion and UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger Jessica Penne and Luana Pinheiro was expected to take place at in last November, but Penne withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons.[5] The pairing was rebooked for this event.[6] They were once again scrapped as Pinheiro pulled out due to an undisclosed injury.[7]

A lightweight bout between Joe Lauzon and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone was scheduled for the event.[8] However, the bout was moved to UFC 274 on May 7 due to undisclosed reasons.[9]

A lightweight bout between Jared Gordon and Rafael Alves was scheduled for the event. However, Alves withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Grant Dawson.[10]

Justin Tafa and Jake Collier were expected to meet in a heavyweight bout at the event.[11] However, Tafa withdrew from event due to undisclosed reasons was replaced by former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski.[12]

A women's flyweight bout between Antonina Shevchenko and Cortney Casey was expected to take place at this event.[13] However, the bout was postponed to UFC Fight Night 209 in July due to Shevchenko injuring her knee in training.[14]

A heavyweight bout between Alexander Romanov and Chase Sherman was expected to take place one week prior at .[15] However, the bout was pushed back to this event after Sherman was deemed unable to compete due to a minor health issue.[16]

A flyweight bout between Tatsuro Taira and Carlos Candelario was expected to take place at the event.[17] However, just hours before the event the bout was scratched due to Candelario suffering from an illness and was rescheduled to .[18]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC on ESPN 35 post-event facts: Marlon Vera, Rob Font make history in main event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Mike Bohn. 2022-05-01. 2022-05-01.
  2. Web site: Nevada approves three UFC events for April in Las Vegas. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2022-02-15. 2022-02-15.
  3. Web site: Rob Font vs. Marlon Vera in the works to headline UFC Fight Night event on April 30. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Matthew Wells, Nolan King, and Mike Bohn. 2021-03-10. 2021-03-12.
  4. Web site: UFC Vegas 53 weigh-in results: Rob Font comes in 2.5 pounds over limit for main event. mmafighting.com. Alexander K. Lee. 2022-04-29. 2022-04-29.
  5. Web site: With Jessica Penne out, Sam Hughes steps in against Luana Pinheiro at UFC Fight Night 198. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2021-11-10. 2021-11-11.
  6. Web site: UFC rebooks Jessica Penne vs. Luana Pinheiro for April 30 event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun. 2022-02-07. 2022-02-08.
  7. Web site: Jéssica Bate-Estaca returns to strawweight at 5th in the UFC ranking and remains on the flyweight list. ge.globo.com. Staff. 2022-04-26. 2022-04-30.
  8. Web site: UFC targeting Donald Cerrone vs. Joe Lauzon for April 30 event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2022-01-28. 2022-01-28.
  9. Web site: Donald Cerrone vs. Joe Lauzon shifted to UFC 274 on May 7. sherdog.com. Tristen Critchfield. 2022-02-15. 2022-02-15.
  10. Web site: Alexander K. Lee. 2022-03-27. Grant Dawson replaces Rafael Alves to fight Jared Gordon at UFC Vegas 53. 2022-03-28 . mmafighting.com.
  11. Web site: 2022-03-02. Collier meets Tafa in heavyweight clash on April 30. 2022-03-02. eurosport.nl. Marcel Dorff.
  12. Web site: 2022-04-09. Andrei Arlovski steps in against Jake Collier at UFC on ESPN 35. 2022-04-09. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King.
  13. Web site: Mike Heck. 2022-01-22. Antonina Shevchenko vs. Cortney Casey targeted for April 30 UFC event. 2022-01-22. mmafighting.com.
  14. Web site: Antonina Shevchenko injured, fight with Cortney Casey moving from April 30 to new date on July 9. mmafighting.com. Damon Martin. 2022-04-14. 2022-04-14.
  15. Web site: With Tanner Boser out, Alexandr Romanov now faces Chase Sherman at UFC Vegas 52. mmafighting.com. Damon Martin. 2022-04-19. 2022-04-23.
  16. Web site: Chase Sherman late scratch from UFC Vegas 52 bout with Alexandr Romanov. mmafighting.com. Mike Heck. 2022-04-23. 2022-04-23.
  17. Web site: Tatsuro Taira set to make UFC debut against fellow newcomer Carlos Candelario on April 30. mmafighting.com. Mike Heck. 2022-02-16. 2022-04-30.
  18. Web site: Tatsuro Taira vs. Carlos Candelario late scratch from UFC Vegas 53 fight card. mmafighting.com. Mike Heck. 2022-04-30. 2022-04-30.
  19. Web site: UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera. 12 March 2022 . Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2022-03-12.
  20. Web site: UFC on ESPN 35 bonuses: Marlon Vera gets $100,000 because of Font's weight miss. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Matt Erickson. 2022-04-30. 2022-04-30.

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