''UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 140'') was a
mixed martial arts
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event produced by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
that was held on November 17, 2018 at
Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss
The Mary Terán de Weiss Stadium ( es, Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss), commonly known as Parque Roca due to its location within the limits of the Parque Polideportivo Roca, is a multipurpose stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located at Aven ...
in
Buenos Aires
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, Argentina.
Background
The event marked the promotion's first visit to
Argentina
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.
A welterweight bout between
Neil Magny
Aoutneil "Neil" Jacques Magny (born August 3, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Magny ...
and
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Santiago Ponzinibbio (born September 26, 1986) is an Argentines, Argentine mixed martial artist competing as a Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
He was born in Argentina to parents of Italian ...
headlined the event.
Veronica Macedo
Verónica Macedo (born October 30, 1995) is a Venezuelan mixed martial artist (MMA) who competes in the women’s Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Mixed martial arts career Early career
Macedo amassed a record of 5 ...
was expected to face
Maryna Moroz
Maryna Moroz (Ukrainian: Марина Мороз; born September 8, 1991) is a Ukrainian professional mixed martial artist, signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she competes in the Women's Flyweight division. Moroz is also ...
at the event. However, Macedo pulled out of the fight due to an injury and was replaced by
KSW Women's Flyweight Champion and promotional newcomer
Ariane Lipski
Ariane Lipski (born January 26, 1994) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. She is a former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion and currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Lipski was bor ...
. In turn, Moroz pulled out due to injury on October 30 and as a result the bout was cancelled.
Claudio Puelles was scheduled to face
Devin Powell at the event. However, Puelles pulled out of the bout in mid-October with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jesus Pinedo.
A middleweight bout between
Jared Cannonier
Jared Cannonier (born March 16, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently fights in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of November 15, 2022, he is #3 in the UFC middleweight ran ...
and
Alessio Di Chirico
Alessio Di Chirico (born December 12, 1989) is an Italian former mixed martial artist who competed in Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Di Chirico was born in Rome, Italy. He attended University of Fo ...
was scheduled to the event. However, on October 20, it was reported that Cannonier would meet former
WSOF Middleweight and
Light Heavyweight Champion David Branch at
UFC 230
''UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
Background
A UFC Heavyweight Championship bou ...
instead. Initially, it was not sure if a replacement will be sought from the UFC. Ultimately, Di Chirico was pulled from the card.
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 lightweight winner
Enrique Barzola
Enrique Johnatan Barzola Acosta (born 28 April 1989) is a Peruvian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of Bellator MMA. He was the lightweight winner on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2. and he competed in the ...
was expected to face
Nad Narimani at the event. However, on October 26, it was reported that Barzola pulled out of the bout due to an arm injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Sergio Giglio. In turn on November 8, it was reported that Giglio was forced out due to injury and was replaced by fellow newcomer
Anderson dos Santos.
Tom Breese
Tom Breese (born 26 September 1991) is an English mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). A professional competitor since 2010, he formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship ...
was expected to face
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil middleweight winner
Cezar Ferreira
Cezar Jesus Ferreira (born February 15, 1985), better known in his home country Brazil as Cezar Mutante, is a mixed martial artist currently competing in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, he has competed fo ...
at the event. However, on November 9, it was announced that he pulled out of the event due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer
Ian Heinisch
Ian Edward Heinisch (born August 5, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2015, he has also competed for the World Series of Fightin ...
.
At the weigh-ins,
Cynthia Calvillo
Cynthia Tafoya Calvillo ( , born July 13, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight and flyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of August 15, 2022, she is #14 in the UFC women's flyweight ra ...
weighed in at 118 lb, 2 pounds over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 116 lb. She was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent
Poliana Botelho
Poliana Botelho (born December 15, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division of Bellator MMA. She previously has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and held the Women's Flyweight Champio ...
and the bout proceeded at catchweight.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
* Fight of the Night: Laureano Staropoli vs. Hector Aldana
*Performance of the Night: Santiago Ponzinibbio and Johnny Walker
See also
*
List of UFC events
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*
2018 in UFC
*
List of current UFC fighters
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References
UFC Fight Night
2018 in mixed martial arts
2018 in Argentine sport
Sports competitions in Buenos Aires
Mixed martial arts in Argentina
November 2018 sports events in South America
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