TUF 24 has come to the rescue of its own Finale.
The UFC announced last Saturday Matt Schnell (9-2-0) will move up to bantamweight and replace the injured TUF LA 1 winner Alejandro Perez (collarbone) to take on Rob Font (12-2-0) at the TUF 24 Finale this Saturday,
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Rob Font vs. The shadow warrior#GeauxDangerGeaux #TUF24Finale https://t.co/DV8TanuCuo
— Matt Schnell (@DANGER_Caged) November 29, 2016
Welcome back to The Crossfire.
Schnell was seeded No. 6 at TUF 24, losing in the quarterfinals to No.3 Tim Elliott in Episode 10.
#GeauxDangerGeaux #TUF24Finale pic.twitter.com/pwDvxzafze
— Matt Schnell (@DANGER_Caged) November 27, 2016
Font is trying to rebound from a decision loss to John Lineker at UFC 198 in May.
The current TUF 24 Finale lineup is as follows.
Demetrious Johnson vs TUF 24 winner
Joseph Benavidez (24-4-0) vs Henry Cejudo (10-1-0)
Jake Ellenberger (31-11-0) vs Jorge Masvidal (30-11-0)
Ryan Hall (5-1-0) vs Gray Maynard (12-5-1)
Elvis Mutapcic (15-4-1) vs Anthony Smith (25-12-0)
Jake Collier (6-1-0) vs Josh Stansbury (8-2-0)
Kallin Curran (4-3-0) vs Jamie Moyle (3-1-0)
Brendan O’Reilly (6-2-0) vs Dong Hyun Kim (13-8-3)
Alexis Davis (17-6-0) vs Sara McMann (9-3-0)
