UFC featherweight star Josh Emmett will probably be trying to cease a sizzling contender from surging at UFC Vegas 114 in March.
Josh Emmett might not be the identical fighter he was early in his UFC profession, however he is nonetheless one to look at on TV at any time when he competes.
Emmett, who has misplaced 4 of his previous 5 fights, is among the most adorned knockout artists in UFC featherweight historical past. He has knocked out the likes of Michael Johnson, Ricardo Lamas and Bryce Mitchell throughout a profession that included 9 years within the UFC.
Emmett envisions profitable the UFC featherweight title at the very least another time earlier than calling it quits and hanging up his gloves. UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and prime contender Diego Lopez will rematch at UFC 325 later this month, with the winner dealing with one other prime featherweight contender.
Emmett stays a contender at 145 kilos and will return to title rivalry if he wins his upcoming bout. Nonetheless, Emmett faces one other steep mountain earlier than returning to the cage.
Josh Emmett takes on probably the most harmful featherweight within the newest UFC fundamental occasion
As introduced by the UFC on Friday, Emmett will face unranked contestant Kevin Vallejos (17-1-0) in the principle occasion of UFC Vegas 114 on March 14th at Meta Apex. This will probably be Vallejos’ first UFC fundamental occasion look after a powerful begin within the promotion.
Simply final month, Vallejos continued his meteoric stand up the featherweight rankings by knocking out Giga Chikadze with a spinning backfist. of Dana White’s Contender Sequence The alum additionally defeated Choi Seung Woo and Danny Silva contained in the Octagon.
The remainder of the UFC Vegas 114 card is predicted to be finalized within the coming weeks. The occasion will function a pivotal strawweight bout between Jillian Robertson and former UFC title challenger Amanda Lemos.
