Pedro Munhoz vs. Rob Font added to UFC Fight Night 119 in Brazil

The UFC today announced a bantamweight bout between Pedro Munhoz and Rob Font is set for UFC Fight Night 119, which takes place Oct. 28 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and airs on FS1 following prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

The addition of Munhoz-Font comes on the same day Glover Teixeira vs. Misha Cirkunov was moved from the card to UFC on FOX 26 on Dec. 16 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Munhoz (14-2-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC) will enter the bout riding the momentum of a three-fight winning streak. In two of those wins, Munhoz was awarded “Performance of the Night” bonuses for submissions. His most recent victory came via unanimous decision over Damian Stasiak at UFC Fight Night 109 in May.

Font (14-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has won back to back fights. Most recently he defeated Douglas Silva de Andrade with a guillotine-choke submission at UFC 213 in July to earn a “Performance of the Night” bonus.

The latest UFC Fight Night 119 card now includes:

• Lyoto Machida vs. Derek Brunson
• Colby Covington vs. Demian Maia
• Jarred Brooks vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
• Augusto Mendes vs. Boston Salmon
• Christian Colombo vs. Carlos Felipe
• Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Jack Marshman
• Jack Hermansson vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos
• Rob Font vs. Pedro Munhoz

For more on UFC Fight Night 119, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.