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UFC Argentina Results: Cynthia Calvillo submits Poliana Botelho (VIDEO)

Chris Taylor - November 17, 2018

A women’s strawweight bout between Cynthia Calvillo and Poliana Botelho kicked off tonight’s UFC Argentina main card on FS1. Calvillo missed weight for the event (118lbs), and thus will surrender 20% of her fight purse to opponent Poliana Botelho.

Santiago Ponzinibbio
Santiago Ponzinibbio

UFC Argentina: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio Live Results

Chris Taylor - November 17, 2018

UFC Argentina takes center stage tonight as the promotion invades Buenos Aires for its UFC Fight Night 140 event. Tonight’s UFC Argentina event is headlined by a welterweight bout featuring hometown favorite Santiago Ponzinnibio taking on Neil Magny.

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Cynthia Calvillo issues statement after frightening weigh-in at UFC Argentina

Chris Taylor - November 17, 2018

Cynthia Calvillo’s attempted weigh-in for UFC Argentina could only be described as freightening. The UFC women’s strawweight fighter, Calvillo, could barely make the walk to the weigh scale and almost fell off just seconds after she finally got on (watch).

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Fighters react to Cynthia Calvillo's scary UFC Argentina weigh-in

Chris Taylor - November 16, 2018

It was not a pretty sight when Cynthia Calvillo attempted to weigh-in for her UFC Argentina fight with Poliana Botelho on Friday. The 31-year-old, Calvillo, was escorted to the weigh-in room where she struggled to step and remain on the scale.

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UFC Argentina weigh in results: Cynthia Calvillo struggles to the scale, misses weight (video)

Tom Taylor - November 16, 2018

Tomorrow night, the UFC will make its debut in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the interesting looking UFC Argentina card. Although the card is a little short on big names, there are still plenty of reasons to tune in, such as the crucial welterweight main event between hometown hero Santiago Ponzinibbio and long-time contender Neil Magny.

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UFC Argentina: Three reasons why you should be watching

Mike Straus - November 15, 2018

This Saturday night, the Octagon touches down in Buenos Aires, Argentina for UFC Fight Night 140. The fans in attendance for this UFC Argentina card are in for a solid night of fights. UFC Argentina is a Fight Pass card, meaning you’ll have to subscribe to the service in order to watch it. Hopefully, that doesn’t discourage anyone from tuning in this Saturday night.

Maryna-Moroz
Maryna Moroz

Ariane Lipski in need of new opponent for UFC Argentina after Maryna Moroz suffers broken foot

Drake Riggs - October 29, 2018

UFC Argentina has taken a hit as Maryna Moroz is going to have to pull out of her upcoming bout with ‘The Violence Queen’ Ariane Lipski at UFC Argentina. Initially, this bout was made thanks to an injury as Moroz was to face off with Veronica Macedo before Macedo suffered an injury of her own that led to the former KSW flyweight champion Lipski stepping in.

Ricardo Lamas
Ricardo Lamas

Ricardo Lamas vs. Darren Elkins slated for UFC Argentina co-main event

James Lynch - October 23, 2018

A featherweight matchup between Ricardo Lamas (18-7) and Darren Elkins (24-6) has been added as the co-main event of UFC Argentina on November 17. UFC officials confirmed the news on Tuesday. Lamas is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in his career after having fought Josh Emmett and Mirsad Bektic. “The Bully” will be looking for his first win since July 2017, where he finished Jason Knight first-round TKO at UFC 214.