UFC FIGHT NIGHT NELSON VS PONZINIBBIO

UFC FIGHT NIGHT NELSON VS PONZINIBBIO

UFC Fight Night Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio

By: Sani Correia

This match was supposed to be quite the show.  However it turned out to be a TKO finish by Santiago Ponzinibbio. Santiago who fights out of Argentina, has compiled a UFC record of 7-2 (5 straight wins), and an overall MMA record of 25-3.  Gunnar Nelson is an up and coming fighter that trains with Connor McGregor and has compiled a UFC record of 7-3. 7 wins coming over some impressive fighters.  Gunnar was ranked #8 in the welterweight division and this loss has seen him drop out of the top 10 rankings down to 11.  Now, this fight did not meet the expectations of some viewers due to the fact that in the first round Santiago poked Gunnar in the eyes 3 times.  In the rules of MMA, eye-pokes are illegal.  The argument here is that, the eye-pokes let to the subsequent, finishing strikes thrown by Santiago to take the victory.  Gunnars team is trying to argue the win and have it as a no-contest.  Only time will tell where this story leads.  

UFC Fight Night Chris Weidman vs Kevin Gastelum

The next UFC fight card is on July 22, 2017.  This could be quite a match up as both fighters desperately need a win.  The former middleweight champ Chris Weidman is coming off a 3 fight losing streak.  Weidman went 9-0 when he started in the UFC and 4 of those wins being title defences.  He definitely and desperately needs this win if he wants to stay in the top 10 rankings and have a chance at gaining back the Middleweight championship.  Kevin Gastelum on the other hand has been able to keep a record of 14-2 (1 no contest).  The no contest loss coming from him missing weight to fight at 185.  Kevin has missed weight a whopping 3 times now and 3 were out of his last 4 fights.  Hence why he has not lost to many fights.  He also had a win overturned due to marijuana usage while in competition (explains the missing weight issue).  Jokes aside, if both of these fighters bring their A-game then we are definitely in for a treat as they are both highly skilled and extremely exciting to watch fight.  

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