UFC FN 140: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio

Date: Saturday, November 17
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass): 23:59 LP.net / 4pm PST / 7pm EST
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1): 1:00 LP.net / 5pm PST / 8pm EST
Main Card (Fox Sports 1): 3:00 LP.net / 7pm PST / 10pm EST
Live Streams: http://www.fìrstrow.eu/




Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Neil Magny (21-6) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (26-3) (Welterweight)
Ricardo Lamas (18-7) vs. Darren Elkins (24-6) (Featherweight)
Khalil Rountree Jr. (7-2) vs. Johnny Walker (14-3) (Light Heavyweight)
Cezar Ferreira (13-6) vs. Ian Heinisch (11-1) (Middleweight)
Guido Cannetti (8-3) vs. Marlon Vera (11-5-1) (Bantamweight)
Cynthia Calvillo (6-1) vs. Poliana Botelho (7-1) (Women's Strawweight)

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)

Michel Prazeres (25-2) vs. Bartosz Fabinski (14-2) (Welterweight)
Alexandre Pantoja (19-3) vs. Ulka Sasaki (21-5-2) (Flyweight)
Humberto Bandenay (14-5) vs. Austin Arnett (15-5) (Featherweight)
Laureano Staropoli (7-1) vs. Hector Aldana (4-1) (Welterweight)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

Devin Powell (9-3) vs. Jesus Pinedo (15-4-1) (Lightweight)
Nad Narimani (11-2) vs. Anderson dos Santos (19-6) (Featherweight)

Other

- 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 on October 17.
- The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 lightweight winner Enrique Barzola 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 on November 8.
- Tom Breese was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil middleweight winner Cezar 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 newcomer Ian Heinisch that same day.

First impression of the match-ups:

• Ponzinibbio > Magny
• Lamas > Elkins
• Rountree > Walker
• Ferreira > Heinisch
• Vera > Cannetti
• Botelho > Calvillo
• Prazeres > Fabinski
• Pantoja > Sasaki
• Bandenay > Arnett
• Staropoli vs. Aldana (dunno)
• Powell vs. Pinedo (dunno)
• Narimani > Santos

Feels like Magny is drawing close to dead here. Would have to outgrapple Ponz and I don't see him being able to initiate that type of fight. Ponz prob dusts him fairly quickly or wins a lopsided decision.

I like magny here

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My final picks:

• Ponzinibbio > Magny
• Lamas > Elkins
• Rountree > Walker
• Ferreira > Heinisch
• Vera > Cannetti
• Botelho > Calvillo
• Prazeres > Fabinski
• Pantoja > Sasaki
• Bandenay > Arnett
• Aldana > Staropoli
• Powell > Pinedo
• Narimani > Santos

Narimani vs. dos Santos was a fun fight to open up this card.

Hopefully the rest of the fights are just as good.

Nice win by Prazeres...

He keeps surprising everyone.

Johnny Walker looks like the real deal... ;o

Nasty KO by Ponzinibbio.

Magny face-planted into the canvas.