UFC 226 gets second fight: Bantamweights Raphael Assuncao vs. Rob Font

UFC 226, which closes out the organization’s annual International Fight Week, now has its second fight.

It features bantamweight contenders Raphael Assuncao (26-5 MMA, 10-2 UFC) and Rob Font (15-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC), as reviewjournal.com first reported.

UFC 226 takes place July 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the full fight card and bout order are still being put together.

Assuncao is No. 4 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA bantamweight rankings, and Font is an honorable mention.

Assuncao looks for a definitive win to put a bow on top of his contender resume, which includes three straight wins, a 10-1 run since 2011, and a 2013 victory over now-champ T.J. Dillashaw. After a string of decision wins, the 35-year-old Brazilian scored a knockout win over Matthew Lopez in November and picked up a “Performance of the Night” bonus in the process.

He now meets Font, whose only two UFC losses came to fellow contenders John Lineker and Pedro Munhoz. In his most recent bout, the 30-year-old former CES MMA champion and two-time “Performance of the Night” winner used a head kick and punches to TKO Thomas Almeida in a January bout. All seven of his recent victories have come via stoppage.

The latest 226 card now includes:

• Champ Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier – for heavyweight title
• Raphael Assuncao vs. Rob Font

For more on UFC 226, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.