Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-07-13, some good singles but not enough to get three stars: mma fight between Muslim Salikhov and Santiago Ponzinibbio gets two stars (check out our ranking of Best Mma Fights of 2024).The Ponzinibbio vs Salikhov match is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 13, at Soccer field in Denver (Colorado, USA)in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it was on the undercard of Rose Namajunas vs Tracy Cortez – UFC on ESPN 59 (aka Ufc Denver). Watch the video and Rate this fight!
Profile of Muslim Salikhov
Multiple time Wushu Sanda World Champion Muslim Salikhov Enter this fight with a pro mma record 19-5-0 (79% completion percentage) and he is ranked the world’s number 49 welterweight.
He has won just one of his last four fights, against Andre Fialho in 2022, after which he lost to Nicolas Dalby (Muslim Salikhov vs Nicolas Dalby) and Randy Brown (Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov).
Santiago Ponzinibbio’s Record
His opponent is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Santiago Ponzibibliohave a profile on 29-7-0 (76% completion percentage) but he is not ranked because he has not competed in over a year.
He defeated Alex Morono in December 2022 (Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Alex Morono) but then he lost to Kevin Holland last year (Kevin Holland vs Santiago Ponzinibbio).
Battle Card
Here’s the full UFC on ESPN 59 schedule (we’ll update after weigh-ins):
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
ENTRY 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 match video / highlights
Here we will post some of the best videos of the match between Muslim Salikhov and Santiago Ponzinibbio right after the match ended. If you have watched the whole match, you can rate it at the end of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms like Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and are not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won the match between Salikhov and Ponzinibbio?
Muslim Salikhov defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio by split decision. The score was 28–29, 29–28, 29–28.
Post-match interview
Hear from the winner or two fighters after their fight, here is the UFC on ESPN 59 post-fight interview with Muslim Salikhov and Santiago Ponzinibbio in the Octagon.
