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UFC Argentina Results: Santiago Ponzinibbio KO's Neil Magny (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - November 17, 2018
Tonight’s UFC Argentina event is headlined by a welterweight bout featuring hometown favorite Santiago Ponzinnibio taking on Neil Magny. Santiago Ponzinibbio (27-3 MMA) enters tonight’s UFC Argentina main event on a six fight win streak, his latest being a unanimous decision win over Mike Perry this past December.
UFC Argentina Results: Ricardo Lamas defeats Darren Elkins (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - November 17, 2018
The co-main event of UFC Argentina featured a featherweight battle between perennial division contenders Ricardo Lamas and Darren Elkins. Ricardo Lamas enters tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after dropping back-to-back fights to Mirsad Bektic and Josh Emmett respectively. Prior to that, “The Bully” had scored stoppage wins over Jason Knight and Charles Oliveira.
UFC Argentina Results: Ian Heinisch defeats Cezar Ferreira (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - November 17, 2018
A middleweight bout between Cezar Ferreira and Ian Heinisch took place on tonight’s UFC Argentina main card. The fight was a back and forth affair. Ferreira was able to get Heinisch to the ground in round one but had to fight off numerous submission attempts from the UFC newcomer.
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.
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).
Dana White responds after Floyd Mayweather requests to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov
Chris Taylor - November 17, 2018
Undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather (50-0 Boxing) is interested in setting up a super-fight with current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA). Of course, Floyd Mayweather is requesting that this potential contest take place inside the ring under official boxing rules.
Nick Diaz opens up as betting underdog against Jorge Masvidal
Chris Taylor - November 17, 2018
Former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz will reportedly make his highly anticipated return to the octagon this March at UFC 235 in Las Vegas. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the former UFC welterweight title challenger, Diaz, will take on perennial contender Jorge Masvidal at the pay-per-view event on March 2.
Dana White reacts to the Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone rumors
Chris Taylor - November 17, 2018
Donald Cerrone is eyeing a fight with former UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor for his return to the 155-pound division. Shortly following his emphatic first-round submission victory over Mike Perry at UFC Denver, “Cowboy” teased a potential fight with Conor McGregor on Instagram.
Justin Buckholz details why Cynthia Calvillo almost fell off the scale at UFC Argentina
Chris Taylor - November 16, 2018
Cynthia Calvillo nearly fell off the scale while attempting to weigh-in for her UFC Argentina fight with Poliana Botelho. The 31-year-old, Calvillo, missed the strawweight non-title fight limit by two pounds weighing in at 118.
EXCLUSIVE | For Leah Letson, fighting on TUF 28 was a 'win-win situation'
Cole Shelton - November 16, 2018
For most competitors on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) the goal is to win the show and earn a UFC contract. However, TUF 28 fighter Leah Letson didn’t have that worry. No matter how she did on the show, she was guaranteed to fight in the UFC. “Mine was a little bit of a different story, just because I am already signed to the UFC. My coaches called me and told ‘hey they are asking if you want to be on TUF, do you want to do it?” So it was more of a decision if I wanted to do it,” Letson said to BJPENN.com. “After I talked to my coaches we thought it was a great opportunity to get my name out there and get some exposure. And, get some ring rust off because it had been a year and a half since I fought. I knew the fights wouldn’t count on my record. I knew no matter how I did on the show I would still have my UFC contract. It was a win-win situation for me. It was a pretty cool opportunity that I got presented that I definitely wanted to take up.”
Frankie Edgar explains why he has not dropped down to bantamweight
Chris Taylor - November 16, 2018
Frankie Edgar has made a living off of fighting larger men. The former UFC lightweight champion, has always been considered small, even while competing in the UFC’s featherweight division.
Jon Jones coach responds to criticisms: "People want to take us down, they’re jealous of our success"
Chris Taylor - November 16, 2018
Jon Jones striking coach Mike Winkeljohn has been on the receiving end of some harsh criticisms as of late. Former pupil Donald Cerrone, who recently defeated Mike Perry via first-round submission, accused Winkeljohn of turning the famed Jackson-Wink Academy into a “puppy mill“.