By james art 
A new match was raised to return UFC to Seattle just over a week from Fight Night.
A big event for a gravity division was scheduled for the next weekend in the climate arena, with Dominic Cruz returning to the octagon.
Former UFC Bantamweight champion has not fought since 2022, but unfortunately, problems with the injury, which are a huge story about his career, interrupted his pension tour.
Cruz planned to do the walk one last time until he announced that the shoulder injury had forced him to hang his gloves earlier than expected, leaving Rob font without an opponent for February 22.
While the font will not take a legend of sports, as he expected, UFC managed to keep it on the map against a difficult opponent.
Jean Matsumoto replaces Dominic Cruz to face Rob font on February 22
Rob Font would be glad to share the octagon with Dominic Cruz in Seattle, Washington, but now he is facing a completely different challenge.
Entering Cruz will be Jean Matsumoto, who will absorb #9-class weight in 140 kilograms, as reported by MMA Junkie.
The Matsumoto of Brazil is impressive as he won his place in the Dana White season on Dana White.
In the rear outings, he defeated Dan Arguta and Brad Cato, giving him a professional record of 16-0, with the 25-year-old rising star booked to face Chris Gutierrez on the UFC 313 next month in Las Vegas.
He now has a great opportunity to take a contender for the top 10 at 135 pounds after making his third walk to the octagon much earlier than he initially expected.
UFC Seattle is a huge moment for slave font
The change in the enemy made UFC Seattle at a core moment in the career of Rob Font, as he takes on an untreated contender with a lot of inertia.
At the age of 37, Florida’s native won a bounce over Killer Phillips for the last time after a difficult 2023, where he was convincingly beaten by Boyson Fiade and Corey Sandhagen.
Jean Matsumoto at first glance has everything to win from this match at such an early stage in his UFC career, but for Font, he moved from a legend of sports to a hungry contender.
Dominic Cruz may have been a bigger battle in terms of the value of the name, but don’t be fooled, February 22 is still a very important day for slave font.