Be part of us right here at Bloody Elbow for reside outcomes and dialogue as UFC Vegas 53: Font vs. Vera goes down from the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The primary occasion for this battle evening is a catchweight battle between bantamweight contenders Rob Font and Marlon Vera. Why is that this a catchweight? Effectively Font missed weight for the primary time in his profession, so he’s been docked 20% of his purse and is ineligible to win a post-fight bonus. Co-main occasion motion sees former heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski in opposition to former middleweight Jake Collier.
This can be an ESPN and ESPN+ present and can begin sooner than regular. The five-fight preliminary card is scheduled to begin at 4pm ET/1pm PT on ESPN2 and ESPN+. The six-fight fundamental card then kicks off at 7pm ET/4pm PT on ESPN and ESPN+.
Foremost Card (7 PM ET, ESPN/ESPN+)
Rob Font vs. Marlon Vera
Andrei Arlovski def. Jake Collier by way of cut up determination (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
Joanderson Brito def. Andre Fili by way of TKO (punches) at :41 of Spherical 1
Grant Dawson def. Jared Gordon by way of submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:11 of Spherical 3
Darren Elkins def. Tristan Connelly by way of unanimous determination (30-27×3)
Krzysztof Jotko def. Gerald Meerschaert by way of unanimous determination (30-27 x3)
Preliminary Card (4 PM ET, ESPN2/ESPN+)
Alexandr Romanov def. Chase Sherman by way of submission (Americana) at 2:11 of Spherical 1
Francisco Figueiredo def. Daniel Da Silva by way of submission (kneebar) at 1:18 of Spherical 1
Gabriel Inexperienced def. Yohan Lainesse by way of TKO (strikes) at 4:02 of Spherical 2
Natan Levy def. Mike Breeden by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Shanna Younger def. Gina Mazany by way of TKO (strikes) at 3:11 of Spherical 2
