Francis Marshall previews his next UFC fight at UFC Vegas 71
Francis Marshall couldn’t of made a bigger impression on the UFC last year and now he’s ready to make his second octagon walk at UFC Vegas 71 on April 22.
In 2022, Marshall fought on Dana White Contenders Series and he picked up a unanimous decision win over Conor Matthews.
That fight marked Marshall’s only career win that went the distance, but in his 15 minute contest he looked great and got praise from UFC president Dana White, who said the fight would have fit in perfectly on pay per view preliminary card.
White would offer Marshall a contract and then late last year, he would make in debut.
In his debut at UFC Orlando, Marshall would take on Marcelo Rojo and in the fight, Marshall would get back into his finishing ways.
Marshall landed a huge punch in the second round of their fight and knocked Rojo to secure his first career UFC win.
The emotions were definitely high last year for Marshall and now in 2023, he is looking to build on his accomplishments from last year.
First up for Marshall this year will be William Gomis.
So far Marshall has been grinding away at Pellegrino MMA in New Jersey to prepare for the fight and he’s expecting to leave Las Vegas with another win on his undefeated record.
Prior to the fight, Marshall spoke with MyMMANews to discuss his debut win last year, his upcoming matchup with Gomis and his plans to get three fights in this year.
You can watch his full interview in the video above.
A list of fights scheduled for UFC Vegas 71 are listed below:
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes
Ricky Simon vs. Song Yadong
Brad Tavares vs. Bruno Silva
Jeremiah Wells vs. Matthew Semelsberger
Jared Gordon vs. Bobby Green
Iasmin Lucindo vs. Brogan Walker
Christos Giagos vs. Ricky Glenn
Montel Jackson vs. Rani Yahya
Norma Dumont vs. Karol Rosa
Carlos Candelario vs. Rafael Estevam
Junior Tafa vs. Mohammed Usman
William Gomis vs. Francis Marshall
Priscila Cachoeira vs. Karine Silva
Danaa Batgerel vs. Brady Hiestand
