Emmett is the current record holder for knockdowns in the division, tying legends like Chuck Liddell and Quinton Jackson for the most consecutive fights with a knockdown. The no. 8 Featherweight is entering his first fight since knocking out Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296 in Dec. 2023. He has a career record of 19-4, with seven victories coming via KO.

Evan Snyder grew up in Newtown loving his Israeli grandmother’s stuffed cabbage, an Ashkenazi-style comfort classic rolled around beef and rice in sweet and sour tomato sauce. The cabbage rolls he’s cooking at Emmett have come a long way from that childhood memory in style,

Ricardo Lamas had produced back-to-back wins over Charles Oliveira and Jason Knight to claim the #3-ranking following a loss to Max Holloway at UFC 199. Emmett missed weight ahead of the fight meaning that he needed to make a statement to put this behind him and he did just that with the best performance of his career at the time.

On the main card of UFC 314, former Bellator champion Patricio Freire (36-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his octagon debut against former interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez (16-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC). Emmett was submitted by Rodriguez in their interim title fight at UFC 284 in February 2023.