Can the De La Rosas make a piece of UFC history?
Assuming all goes smoothly between now and fight day, Mark and [autotag]Montana De La Rosa[/autotag] will make UFC history when they show up in Rio Rancho on fight night. The duo will become the first married couple ever to compete on the same UFC card.
[autotag]Mark De La Rosa[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will take on [autotag]Raulian Paiva[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in the evening’s opening matchup at flyweight, while Montana (10-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will compete on the main card against [autotag]Mara Romero Borella[/autotag] (12-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC), also at 125 pounds.
It will also be in both competitors’ best interests to become the first married couple in UFC history to win their fights on the same card, as both enter their fights battling headwinds.
Mark, for his part, has proven to be a scrappy competitor. But he’s bounced between flyweight and bantamweight and has dropped his past two fights.
Montana, meanwhile, seemed well on her way to establishing herself as a real contender in the women’s class, as the submission artist strung together a four-fight win streak. But she lost a decision to Andrea Lee in June. A bounce-back win here would serve as a reminder that she’s one to watch in her division.
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