Rob Font Meets Adrian Yanez at Upcoming UFC Card on April 8

The first fight set in April for the Ultimate Fighting Championship should be a great one.

On Friday, MMA Fighting broke the story that Rob Font (19-6) will be battling it out against Adrian Yanez (16-3) in the bantamweight division. The two will tangle on a currently unannounced UFC event on April 8, one that has rumored to be the date of UFC 287. There is no location on the books, although some speculate it may be held in New York. Both fighters confirmed the pairing on their respective Instagram accounts later on Friday.

It is unclear whether their match will serve as the main attraction if it instead a UFC Fight Night affair and not a pay-per-view card. Font is coming off three straight headlining appearances in 2021 and 2022, although he has dropped his last two. While UFC Fight Night 188 ended with him getting his hand raised against Cody Garbrandt, both Jose Aldo and Marlon Vera topped him on the scorecards in subsequent efforts. On the outside looking in of the top 10 in his division, Font initially earned a spot there with four straight victories over Sergio Pettis, Ricky Simon, Marlon Moraes and the aforementioned Garbrandt.

Yanez, who has won nine straight including five inside the Octagon, made a case for a top-ranked adversary in June when he blew through Tony Kelley in under four minutes. The Texan initially claimed a spot on the roster by decimating Brady Huang in 39 seconds in the 2020 season of Dana White's Contender Series, and he has not looked back. Four knockouts in five UFC jaunts, including stoppages of Randy Costa and Gustavo Lopez as well, have springboarded him into 135-pound contention.