Everything you need to know about the UFC Vegas 27 and the epic clash between Rob Font vs Cody Garbrandt

UFC Fight Night – Rob Font vs Cody Garbrandt makes a perfect follow-up event to the exciting UFC 262 card.

Not because it's less interesting, but after such a banger of a card, the fans, the viewers need to slow down with some tactical action.

This event gets us back to the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada where the fighters would be battling for supremacy in the 25 foot octagon.

The 3 fights I would be discussing and predicting are:

1. Jack Hermansson vs Edmen Shahbazyan
2. Felicia Spencer vs Norma Viana
3. Rob Font vs Cody Garbrandt

Before that, let's have a look at the main card below:

ufc-may-22nd Everything you need to know about the UFC Vegas 27 and the epic clash between Rob Font vs Cody Garbrandt

A battle between rank 8th Middleweight (185 lbs) fighter Hermansson and rank 13th Shahbazyan will determine who breaks into fighting a top 5 fighter in their next bout.

Originally scheduled to take place at UFC 262 but this fight had to be postponed due to a virus scare in Harmansson’s camp. The pair is intact and will meet on the 23/May card with one additional week of rest and training.

23-year-old Shahbazyan is a prodigy of Glendale Fight Club (the Gym where Ronda Rousey started her MMA career) and is touted to be a superstar in the coming years. It’s believed that Shahbazyan hasn’t even reached half his potential and still superstar talks have been attached to his name.

After a brilliant 11 fight win streak, Shahbazyan’s only loss was his last fight versus the veteran Derek Brunson. That however was in 2020 and Shahbazyan vows he is a better, matured fighter.

Standing opposite Shahbazyan will be Sweden’s own Jack Hermansson, better known as The Joker. Hemansson is also coming off a loss to the current title challenger Vettori and is looking to regain his spot in fighting the top 5 in the UFC with the aim to have the Gold strapped around his waist. With wins over Gastelum, Jacare Souza and Gerald Meerschaert, Hemansson will look to put on a stellar show for the fans and show why his experience would be the differentiating factor in this fight.

Crystal Ball Prediction: Hemansson gets his hand raised.

The next interesting fight on the main card would be in the women’s Featherweight (145 lbs) division between Felicia Spencer and UFC newcomer Norma Dumont.

Felicia was originally supposed to welcome US Boxing Champion Danyelle Wolf to the octagon. But Wolf pulled out early, making way for another newcomer – Dumont, to get an opportunity to prove their calibre.

Both the fighters have good striking, however, Dumont’s jiu-jitsu will be the game changer if she decides to get this on the ground. Both fighters are almost the same height and have similar reach so it would be interesting to watch if they decide to keep this standing. Spencer’s last two losses have been versus Cris Cyborg and Amanda Nunes, which surely gives her the advantage in fighting experience, but Dumont is coming off a good victory against Ashley Smith, which could help her ride the wave of confidence.

Crystal Ball Prediction: Felicia Spencer gets her hand raised.

And now… the main event of the evening.

Rob Font takes on former bantamweight (135 lbs) champion, Cody Garbrandt.

Let's have a look at some interesting statistics below:

Rob Font:

Wins: 8 KO/TKO, 4 SUB, 6 DEC | Losses: 0 KO/TKO, 1 SUB, 3 DEC
Significant Strikes Landed Per Minute: 5.21 | Striking accuracy: 42%
Strikes Absorbed Per Minute: 3.83 | Striking Defense: 62%
Takedown Average: 1.20 (36% accuracy) | Takedown Defense: 48%
Current Ranking: No. 3
Cody Garbrandt:
Wins: 10 KO/TKO, 0 SUB, 2 DEC | Losses: 3 KO/TKO, 0 SUB, 0 DEC
Significant Strikes Landed Per Minute: 3.35 | Striking accuracy: 37%
Strikes Absorbed Per Minute: 3.33 | Striking Defense: 65%
Takedown Average: 0.84 (33% accuracy) | Takedown Defense: 100%
Current Ranking: No. 4

This is such a classic matchup in the bantamweight division. You cannot miss this for anything!

It's no secret, both these fighters will look to trade leather and will only go to the ground in dire consequences. It’s a battle between Rank 3 and Rank 4, which again, would decide who progresses in the elite mix that would face the title contender.

Riding high on a 3 fight win streak, Font would look to walk into his first main event with extreme confidence. Unfortunately, his losses to Assuncao and Linekar will always hang as a judgement sword, unless he gets past Garbrandt.

Garbrandt on the other hand, is coming off a monstrous victory against Assuncao and has a camp that is known to make champion 135 pounders.

Garbrandt’s experience versus Font’s hunger will be on full display this Sunday.

Crystal Ball Prediction: Font gets his hand raised.

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About the author

somesh-kamra Everything you need to know about the UFC Vegas 27 and the epic clash between Rob Font vs Cody Garbrandt

Somesh Kamra is a professional mixed martial artist specializing in Muay Thai. He has designed many effective training programs for Superhuman Gym and the Police Academy. His knowledge of hand to hand combat is unbeaten and has been a success story for many students. Somesh Kamra is educated from the University of Gold's Gym in the field of physical fitness that includes strength training, plyometrics & cardiovascular training for muscular conditioning.

He works closely with the UFC for India and serves as the panelist for the TV Show – The Ultimate Guide to UFC and Pit Stop on Sony Sports Network. 

Somesh runs India’s first combat podcast – The Fighting G.O.A.T produced exclusively by the IVM Podcast Network.

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