{"id":268339,"date":"2018-01-20T19:42:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T03:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=268339"},"modified":"2018-01-20T19:42:40","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T03:42:40","slug":"ufc-220-results-rob-font-smashes-thomas-almeida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rob-font\/ufc-220-results-rob-font-smashes-thomas-almeida\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 220 results | Rob Font smashes Thomas Almeida (highlights)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the opening bout of the UFC 220 main card, bantamweights Thomas Almeida and Rob Font stepped into the cage together in an early frontrunner for Fight of the Night honors. Though Almeida entered this fight as a notable favorite, it was ultimately Font who came out on top.<\/p>\n<p>After a fun first round, the Massachusetts native floored his foe with a blistering right hand. From there, it was only a matter of time before he sealed the deal, forcing the ref&#8217;s hand and earning an impressive second-round TKO.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A MONSTER RIGHT! &#x1f44a;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobSFont?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobSFont<\/a> stuns Almeida early in round two. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC220?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC220<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mA21goSMcS\">pic.twitter.com\/mA21goSMcS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/954918665039654912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BOSTON, STAND UP&#x2757;&#xfe0f;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobSFont?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobSFont<\/a> impresses for the hometown! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC220?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC220<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wwqRR734RX\">pic.twitter.com\/wwqRR734RX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/954919091566817281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With this win, Rob Font rebounds from a submission loss to Pedro Munhoz. He&#8217;s now 14-3 overall.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Almeida, meanwhile, falls onto the first two-fight skid of his career, having come up short against Jimmie Rivera in his last bout. He&#8217;s now 21-3 overall.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you want to see Rob Font and Thomas Almeida fight next?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 1\/20\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the opening bout of the UFC 220 main card, bantamweights Thomas Almeida and Rob Font stepped into the cage together in an early frontrunner for Fight of the Night honors. Though Almeida entered this fight as a notable favorite, it was ultimately Font who came out on top. 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