{"id":652488,"date":"2026-05-06T03:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/652488\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T03:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:50:11","slug":"ethyn-ewing-faces-unbeaten-farid-basharat-at-ufc-vegas-119","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/652488\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethyn Ewing faces unbeaten Farid Basharat at UFC Vegas 119"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThe Professor Finesser\u201d is back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Top Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight prospect Ethyn Ewing will make his third Octagon appearance against yet another undefeated opponent when he faces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 15-ranked<\/a> Farid Basharat at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/438859\/ufc-vegas-119-fight-card-start-time-date-and-location-kape-vs-horiguchi-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Vegas 119<\/a> on Sat., June 20, 2026, inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ewing announced the matchup during an appearance on the JAXXON podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ewing (10-2) has quickly built a reputation for ruining perfect records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Two UFC fights. Two unbeaten opponents handed their first loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Now, Ewing gets his toughest test yet \u2014 and a potential path into the Top 15 rankings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Basharat (15-0), meanwhile, has quietly assembled an impressive UFC resume, winning six straight fights inside the Octagon. While he hasn\u2019t generated major hype due to a lack of finishes, the Afghan standout has consistently found ways to win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cFerocious\u201d is coming off a split decision victory over Jean Matsumoto and previously defeated former ranked contender Chris Gutierrez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Here is what UFC Vegas 119 looks like so far:<br \/>Manel Kape vs. Kyoji Horiguchi<br \/>Ion Cutelaba vs. Navajo Stirling<br \/>Ethyn Ewing vs. Farid Basharat<br \/>Andre Lima vs. Kevin Borjas<br \/>Hyder Amil vs. Christian Rodriguez<br \/>Bia Mesquita vs. Melissa Mullins<br \/>Allan Nascimento vs. Mitch Raposo<br \/>Jhonata Diniz vs. Jose Luiz<br \/>Karol Rosa vs. Luana Santos<br \/>Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Murtazali Magomedov<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">To checkout UFC\u2019s upcoming schedule of events click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/pages\/ufc-mma-schedule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Professor Finesser\u201d is back. 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