Rob Font meets Chris Beal at UFC Fight Night 50 in Connecticut

Another winner from this past weekend is heading to the Connecticut in September.

Rob Font (11-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who picked up a first-round knockout of George Roop at UFC 175, has been booked again with no delays and will meet Chris Beal (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a bantamweight bout at UFC Fight Night 50. UFC officials announced the fight on UFC.com on Thursday night.

UFC Fight Night 50 takes place Sept. 5 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Conn. It’s a rare Friday night show for the UFC – and falls on the same night as Bellator 123 in nearby Uncasville, less than 10 miles away. The bulk of the UFC Fight Night 50 card is expected to air on FOX Sports 1 following a few prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Font started his career 1-1, but then rattled off nine straight wins to get the call from the UFC to face Roop on relatively short notice. He didn’t disappoint, knocking the lengthy fighter out with one punch less than halfway into the first round of the fight. The vicious knockout earned him a “Performance of the Night” bonus of $50,000.

The Boston-based Team Sityodtong fighter will be fighting less than two hours from home when he steps into the cage in Connecticut.

Beal debuted in the UFC in April, and instantly became part of the promotion’s highlight reels thanks to a perfectly placed flying knee knockout of Patrick Williams at UFC 172 in Baltimore. Like Font, Beal was a “Performance of the Night” winner right out of the chute in the UFC. Now the unbeaten Californian will return to the East Coast for what could be his toughest test yet.

WIth the addition, the latest UFC Fight Night 50 card now includes:

• Gegard Mousasi vs. Ronaldo Souza
• Alistair Overeem vs. Ben Rothwell
• Derrick Lewis vs. Matt Mitrione
• Michael Chiesa vs. Joe Lauzon
• Andre Fili vs. Sean Soriano
• Chris Beal vs. Rob Font

For the latest on UFC Fight Night 50, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Rob Font)