UFC 220 gets 2 new matchups, including Thomas Almeida vs. Rob Font

UFC 220 appears to have two new matchups.

They include bantamweights Thomas Almeida (22-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) vs. Rob Font (14-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and featherweights Shane Burgos (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Calvin Kattar (17-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC).

Top Game Management announced the fights and later confirmed them with MMAjunkie (via Twitter):

UFC 220 takes place Jan. 20 at TD Garden in Boston. It airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the full fight card and bout order haven’t been determined.

Almeida, who’s No. 13 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA bantamweight rankings, has earned four “Performance of the Night” bonuses and one “Fight of the Night” award in seven UFC fights. However, after opening his career with a 21-0 mark, the 26-year-old Brazilian and former Legacy FC champion is just 1-2 since then with losses to contender Jimmie Rivera and now-ex-champ Cody Garbrandt.

He meets another crowd-pleasing 135-pounder in Font, a former CES MMA featherweight titleholder who’s 4-2 since making his UFC debut with two “Performance of the Night” bonuses. In his most recent outing, his two-fight winning streak came to a halt with a submission defeat to Pedro Munhoz.

Burgos, meanwhile, is a 26-year-old CFFC vet who made his promotional debut in April and scored a TKO victory over Charles Rosa while picking up “Fight of the Night” honors. He then picked up UFC win No. 2 over Godofredo Pepey via decision to push his career winning streak to 10.

He now meets Kattar, a surging 145-pounder and former CES MMA fighter who recently made his UFC debut and upset Andre Fili via unanimous decision. His winning streak, which included pre-UFC wins over the likes of Cody Stevens, Saul Almeida and Kenny Foster, now sits at nine fights.

The latest UFC 220 card now includes:

• Islam Makhachev vs. Gleison Tibau
• Thomas Almeida vs. Rob Font
• Shane Burgos vs. Calvin Kattar

For more on UFC 220, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.