At UFC 282, on December 11 at the popular T-Mobile Arena, welterweights Argentinian Santiago Ponzinibbio and American Robbie Lawler will meet in one of the main card events. The bout is planned to start at 03:00 UK time. What else can the former league champion do? We’ll find out soon enough.
There will be little chance of a favorable outcome for Lawler. Let the Argentine is also battered by heavy and bloody fights, but still, he has taken less damage in his career. His pace, speed, and variety of attacks are still at a high level. We reckon that even all these qualities will be enough to outdo old Robbie. But we probably shouldn’t expect a quick turnaround.
Argentina’s Santiago Ponzinibbio was once a very promising welterweight fighter. A pronounced shambolic who relies on his cardio, boxing, and quick footwork. Santiago has always been tasked with outworking his opponents. His winning streak from 2015 to 2018 reached the seven-fight mark. But the fighter’s career was blighted by a lengthy downtime that was most likely due to injuries. Upon his return, the South American was no longer the same, with three defeats in his last four fights.
However, it is worth highlighting that the last two losses were by split decision, and the opponents were very difficult, in the form of Jeff Neal and Michel Pereira. “Argentine Dagger” is now 36 and his record includes 28 wins and six defeats.
“Ruthless” Robbie Lawler turned 40 in March, so his fantastic career is nearing an end. All the more reason to quit when you have only one win in your last six fights. The American was close to extending his winning streak to two fights in 2022 but just short of toughness against Brian Barberena. In total, during his professional career, the former champion had 45 fights in which he scored 29 wins and 16 defeats. On his record 21 wins by knockout.
“Ruthless” is one of those fighters, who leaves himself completely in the octagon. This guy’s game plan is always the same: Fight until someone gets knocked down.
Age – 36;
Height – 1.83;
Weight – 77;
Reach – 1.85;
Statistics – 28-6-0;
Wins – 15 KO, 6 Submissions, 7 Decisions;
Losses – 3 KO, 0 Submissions, 3 Decisions.
Age – 40;
Height – 1.80;
Weight – 77;
Reach – 1.90;
Statistics – 29-16-0, 1N/C;
Wins – 21 KO, 1 Submission, 7 Decisions;
Loses – 4 KO, 5 Submissions, 7 Decisions.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the UFC 282: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Robbie Lawler at 1xBet.