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A welterweight division attraction has been announced for UFC Denver by the UFC as Santiago Ponzinibbio faces Muslim Salikhov.
Ponzinibbio (29-7-0) has won two of his last six in the UFC, with those wins coming over Miguel Baeza and Alex Morono. Ponzinibbio is competing for the first time in over a year, with his last bout happening at UFC 287 in April of 2023. Ponzinibbio has picked up 29 wins as a professional MMA fighter and 16 of them have come by way of KO/TKO.
Salikhov (19-5-0) has picked up wins in one of his last four UFC encounters, with that single win coming over Andre Fialho at UFC Fight Night 215. Salikhov hasn’t picked up a win in just over a year, as the aforementioned victory over Fialho came in November of 2022. Salikhov has earned 19 wins as a professional MMA fighter and 13 of them have come via KO/TKO.
UFC Fight Night Denver takes place on Saturday, July 13 from the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado with Rose Namajunas and Maycee Barber headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, while broadcast plans have yet to be revealed.
