Konan
04-25-2015, 02:33 PM
It appears the UFC’s return to Rio de Janeiro this summer has a welterweight bout headed to the lineup.
Lorenz Larkin (15-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) will fight outside the U.S. for the first time when he meets Santiago Ponzinibbio (20-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at UFC 190 in August. Larkin announced the booking on his social media platforms.
UFC 190 takes place Aug. 1 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The card, headlined by a women’s bantamweight title fight between champion Ronda Rousey and Brazil’s Bethe Correia, airs on pay-per-view, FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Larkin moved to welterweight in January after a lengthy stint at middleweight – which culminated in a three-fight losing skid in 2014 to Brad Tavares, Costas Philippou and Derek Brunson. But against John Howard at UFC Fight Night 59, he picked up a first-round TKO for a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus.
Ponzinibbio has back-to-back wins, both in his home country of Brazil. After starting his career 18-1, he lost to Ryan LaFlare in his UFC debut. But he bounced back with a knockout of Wendell Oliveira this past September, then a decision victory over Sean Strickland in February.
With the addition, UFC 190 now includes:
Champ Ronda Rousey vs. Bethe Correia – for bantamweight title
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Mauricio Rua
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Stefan Struve
Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Lorenz Larkin (15-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) will fight outside the U.S. for the first time when he meets Santiago Ponzinibbio (20-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at UFC 190 in August. Larkin announced the booking on his social media platforms.
UFC 190 takes place Aug. 1 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The card, headlined by a women’s bantamweight title fight between champion Ronda Rousey and Brazil’s Bethe Correia, airs on pay-per-view, FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Larkin moved to welterweight in January after a lengthy stint at middleweight – which culminated in a three-fight losing skid in 2014 to Brad Tavares, Costas Philippou and Derek Brunson. But against John Howard at UFC Fight Night 59, he picked up a first-round TKO for a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus.
Ponzinibbio has back-to-back wins, both in his home country of Brazil. After starting his career 18-1, he lost to Ryan LaFlare in his UFC debut. But he bounced back with a knockout of Wendell Oliveira this past September, then a decision victory over Sean Strickland in February.
With the addition, UFC 190 now includes:
Champ Ronda Rousey vs. Bethe Correia – for bantamweight title
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Mauricio Rua
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Stefan Struve
Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio