Rob Font vs. Chris Beal announced for UFC Fight Night 50

The latest edition to the UFC Fight Night 50 fight card on September 5th is a bantamweight bout as Rob Font will meet Chris Beal.UFC logo

The fight booking was announced by UFC officials on Thursday.

UFC Fight Night 50 will come from the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut on September 5th and will be headlined by a middleweight bout as Gegard Mousasi meets Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.

Font (11-1) won his UFC debut last weekend at UFC 175 against George Roop as he won by knockout in the first round. It was his tenth straight victory and it was his third straight victory to come in the first round.

Beal (9-0) came to the UFC during The Ultimate Fighter 18 and made his official debut with the promotion in April against Patrick Williams. He would win one of the performance of the night bonuses as he defeated Williams by knockout in the second round.

The current UFC Fight Night 50: Mousasi vs. Souza fight card is below.

Gegard Mousasi (35-4-2) vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (20-3, 1NC)
Alistair Overeem (37-13, 1NC) vs. Ben Rothwell (33-9)
Matt Mitrione (7-3) vs. Derrick Lewis (11-2, 1NC)
Joe Lauzon (23-9) vs. Michael Chiesa (11-1)
Sean Soriano (8-1) vs. Andre Fili (13-2)
Rob Font (11-1) vs. Chris Beal (9-0)