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UFC on ESPN 35: Font vs. Vera (also known as UFC Vegas 53) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on April 30, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
Fight card
Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Bantamweight Rob Font vs. Marlon Vera
Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski vs. Jake Collier
Featherweight Andre Fili vs. Joanderson Brito
Lightweight Jared Gordon vs. Grant Dawson
Featherweight Darren Elkins vs. Tristan Connelly
Middleweight Krzysztof Jotko vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Flyweight Daniel Lacerda vs. Francisco Figueiredo
Heavyweight Alexander Romanov vs. Chase Sherman
Welterweight Gabriel Green vs. Yohan Lainesse
Lightweight Natan Levy vs. Mike Breeden
Women's Flyweight Gina Mazany vs. Shanna Young
Flyweight Tatsuro Taira vs. Carlos Candelario
Background
A bantamweight bout between Rob Font and Marlon Vera is expected to headline the event.
A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion and UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger Jessica Penne and Luana Pinheiro was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate in last November, but Penne withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons. The pairing was rebooked for this event.
A lightweight bout between Joe Lauzon and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone was scheduled for the event. However, the bout was moved to UFC 274 on May 7 due to undisclosed reasons.
A lightweight bout between Jared Gordon and Rafael Alves was scheduled for the event. However, Alves withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Grant Dawson.
Justin Tafa and Jake Collier were expected to meet in a heavyweight bout at the event. However, Tafa withdrew from event due to undisclosed reasons was replaced by former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski.
A women's flyweight bout between Antonina Shevchenko and Cortney Casey was expected to take place at this event. However, the bout was postponed to UFC Fight Night 210 in July due to Shevchenko injuring her knee in training.
A heavyweight bout between Alexander Romanov and Chase Sherman was expected to take place one week prior at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade. However, the bout was pushed back to this event after Sherman was deemed unable to compete due to a minor health issue.
