UFC Fight Tonight: Is there a UFC card on Saturday, December 4, 2021?
After a week without an event due to Thanksgiving, the UFC returns this Saturday with a Fight Night at its Apex gym.
UFC bantamweight contenders Rob Font (No.4) and Jose Aldo (No.5) feature in the main event of the Las Vegas card. UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo is also known as UFC on ESPN 31 and UFC Vegas 44.
Here is a video of the face off between Rob Font and Jose Aldo shared by UFC president Dana White on Twitter:
FONT vs ALDO! #UFCVegas44 is LIVE and FREE TOMORROW on @espn! https://t.co/Bd6NECyUeK
Meanwhile, ranked lightweights Brad Riddell (No.12) and Rafael Fiziev (No.14) will contest the co-main event of the night.
In another 155-pound encounter, veterans Clay Guida and Leonardo Santos are set for a showdown.
Watch Brad Riddell and Rafael Fiziev come face-to-face below:
🇳🇿 Riddell v Fiziev 🇰🇬
All respect here between two former sparring partners ready to go hell for leather!
Who ya got?
#UFCVegas44 | Saturday | BT Sport 1 HD https://t.co/4YuehH7oJ5
Next up, No.13 light heavyweight contender Jimmy Crute and No.14-ranked Jamahal Hill will clash in a high-stakes encounter.
The other two bouts on the upcoming UFC Fight Night's main card include a middleweight outing between Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis, while a welterweight fight pitting Bryan Barberena against Darian Weeks will serve as the show's opener.
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UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
After losing to Petr Yan at UFC 251 in July of last year, two-time UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is on a two-fight winning streak.
'Junior' last fought Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265 in August 2021 and won via unanimous decision. Aldo holds a 30-7 win-loss record in his professional MMA career.
Rob Font, on the other hand, has won his last four octagon encounters. The 34-year-old's latest triumph came against former bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt in May.
Font is 19-4 in his career and has never fought for a championship in the world's biggest MMA promotion. However, he is a former CES MMA featherweight champion.
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