| UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 17, 2018 (2018-11-17) | |||
| Venue | Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss | |||
| City | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| Attendance | 10,245[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio (also known asUFC Fight Night 140) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that was held on November 17, 2018 atEstadio Mary Terán de Weiss inBuenos Aires, Argentina.[2]
The event marked the promotion's first visit toArgentina, the 22nd country.[2]
A welterweight bout betweenNeil Magny andSantiago Ponzinibbio headlined the event.[3][4]
Veronica Macedo was expected to faceMaryna Moroz at the event. However, Macedo pulled out of the fight due to an injury and was replaced byKSW Women's Flyweight Champion and promotional newcomerAriane Lipski.[5] In turn, Moroz pulled out due to injury on October 30 and as a result the bout was cancelled.[6][7]
Claudio Puelles was scheduled to faceDevin Powell at the event. However, Puelles pulled out of the bout in mid-October with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by promotional newcomerJesus Pinedo.[8]
A middleweight bout betweenJared Cannonier andAlessio Di Chirico was scheduled to the event. However, on October 20, it was reported that Cannonier would meet formerWSOF Middleweight andLight Heavyweight ChampionDavid Branch atUFC 230 instead. Initially, it was not sure if a replacement will be sought from the UFC. Ultimately, Di Chirico was pulled from the card.[9]
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 lightweight winnerEnrique Barzola was expected to faceNad 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.[10][11] In turn on November 8, it was reported that Giglio was forced out due to injury and was replaced by fellow newcomerAnderson dos Santos.[12]
Tom Breese was expected to faceThe Ultimate Fighter: Brazil middleweight winnerCezar Ferreira 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 newcomerIan Heinisch.[13]
At the weigh-ins,Cynthia Calvillo 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 opponentPoliana Botelho and the bout proceeded at catchweight.[14]
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Santiago Ponzinibbio | def. | Neil Magny | KO (punch) | 4 | 2:36 | |
| Featherweight | Ricardo Lamas | def. | Darren Elkins | TKO (elbows and punches) | 3 | 4:09 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Johnny Walker | def. | Khalil Rountree Jr. | KO (elbow) | 1 | 1:57 | |
| Middleweight | Ian Heinisch | def. | Cezar Ferreira | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Marlon Vera | def. | Guido Cannetti | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:31 | |
| Catchweight (118 lb) | Cynthia Calvillo | def. | Poliana Botelho | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:48 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Michel Prazeres | def. | Bartosz Fabiński | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:02 | |
| Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja | def. | Ulka Sasaki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:18 | |
| Featherweight | Austin Arnett | def. | Humberto Bandenay | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Laureano Staropoli | def. | Hector Aldana | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Jesus Pinedo | def. | Devin Powell | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Nad Narimani | def. | Anderson dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[16]
