Ethyn Ewing has made a habit of knocking off highly-touted
opponents. | Getty/UFC
Ethyn
Ewing will look to hand another undefeated fighter his first
professional loss next month.
Ewing is set to face Farid
Basharat at a
UFC Fight Night event on June 20 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The bout was announced by the promotion on Tuesday.
Building a Reputation
Ewing (10-2) has built a career out of derailing undefeated
opponents’ hype train. Ewing is currently undefeated in 10 straight
outings since dropping his first two professional fights. “The
Professor Finesser” was a massive +550 underdog when he made his
UFC debut on 48 hours’ notice against then-unbeaten prospect
Malcolm
Wellmaker last year. Ewing put on a clinic to earn a massive
upset win via unanimous decision. Ewing repeated his success this
past April by handing Rafael
Estevam his first professional loss in another upset.
Meanwhile, Basharat (15-0) has six UFC wins to his name so far.
“Ferocious” will look to maintain his undefeated record when he
takes on Ewing in June.