Santiago Ponzinibbio has booked his first battle of 2024.
The UFC welterweight veteran is scheduled to tackle Muslim Salikhov in an 170-pound bout at a UFC Struggle Night time occasion on July 13. The situation and venue have but to be formally decided, however the occasion will doubtless land in Denver. The UFC introduced the information of the matchup on Friday night.
Each males wish to get again to the win column.
Ponzinibbio (29-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) final fought in April 2023 when he was knocked out by Kevin Holland at UFC 287. The Argentine is presently 1-3 in his previous 4 fights, with one TKO win over Alex Morono and two shut, break up choice losses to Geoff Neal and Michel Pereira.
Alternatively, Salikhov (19-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) is hoping to snap a two-fight dropping streak. He was stopped by Randy Brown in February and misplaced a unanimous choice to Nicolas Dalby in June 2023.
Beneath is the up to date line up for the UFC Struggle Night time card on July 13:
- Rose Namajunas vs. Maycee Barber
- Mike Malott vs. Gilbert Urbina
- Viviane Araujo vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage
- Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Mariya Agapova vs. Luana Santos
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim
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