Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-07-13, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Muslim Salikhov vs Santiago Ponzinibbio gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Ponzinibbio vs Salikhov is scheduled to take place Saturday, July 13th, at the Ball Arena in Denver (Colorado, United States), in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Rose Namajunas vs Tracy Cortez – UFC on ESPN 59 (also known as Ufc Denver). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Muslim Salikhov record
The multiple time Wushu Sanda world champion Muslim Salikhov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-5-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.49 welterweight in the world.
He won just one out of his last four bouts, against Andre Fialho in 2022, then he has lost to Nicolas Dalby (Muslim Salikhov vs Nicolas Dalby) and Randy Brown (Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov).
Santiago Ponzinibbio record
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Santiago Ponzinibbio, has a record of 29-7-0 (76% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought for more than one year.
He beat Alex Morono in December 2022 (Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Alex Morono) but then he lost to Kevin Holland last year (Kevin Holland vs Santiago Ponzinibbio).
Fight card
Here is the UFC on ESPN 59 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Rose Namajunas vs Tracy Cortez
Muslim Salikhov vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
Drew Dober vs Jean Silva
Gabriel Bonfim vs Ange Loosa
Julian Erosa vs Christian Rodriguez
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Cody Brundage
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Joshua Van vs Charles Johnson
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Fatima Kline
Montel Jackson vs DaMon Blackshear
Luana Santos vs Mariya Agapova
Andre Petroski vs Josh Fremd
Evan Elder vs Darrius Flowers
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Muslim Salikhov vs Santiago Ponzinibbio as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Salikhov vs Ponzinibbio fight?
Muslim Salikhov defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio via split decision. Scores were 28–29, 29–28, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC on ESPN 59 post-fight octagon interview of Muslim Salikhov and Santiago Ponzinibbio.
