Boston-based Rob Font signs with UFC, debuts at UFC 175 in Las Vegas

The UFC has signed Boston-based fighter Rob Font, who will make his promotional debut this summer.

Font (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will drop from featherweight to bantamweight and debut at UFC 175, which takes place July 5 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

The Providence, R.I.-based CES promotion, which Font was the 145-pound champion of, announced the news of Font’s UFC deal on Tuesday. An opponent for Font at UFC 175 has not yet been announced.

Font will bring a nine-fight winning streak into his UFC debut, including a pair of first-round finishes in 2014. His resume includes six stoppage wins in his 10 career victories.

Font’s lone loss, more than two years ago, came at the hands of Bellator standout Desmond Green, and he also holds a win over Bellator veteran Saul Almeida.

Font trains at the famed Sityodtong school with coach Mark DellaGrotte.

“So many people have helped get me here, so I’m thankful for them,” Font stated. “It feels amazing to say we’ve made it to the UFC, but it’s one thing to make it and quite another to remain in the UFC. Needless to say, it’s only the beginning. We have much more work to do.”

The latest UFC 175 card includes:

• Champ Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida – for middleweight title
• Ronda Rousey vs. Alexis Davis – for women’s bantamweight title
• Wanderlei Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
• Alex Caceres vs. Urijah Faber
• Matt Mitrione vs. Stefan Struve
• Uriah Hall vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos
• Chris Camozzi vs. Bruno Santos
• Guilherme Vasconcelos vs. Luke Zachrich
• Ildemar Alcantara vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
• Rob Font vs. TBA

For more on UFC 175, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.