UFC Fight Island 7 is set for Abu Dhabi on January 16th. According to reliable reports a welterweight bout between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Li Jingliang has been added to the card.
A recent report in MMA Fighting suggests that a welterweight bout between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Li Jingliang is in the works. The Chinese fighter saw a UFC 256 fight fall through after an opponent rested positive for Covid-19.
For Jingliang (23-6) this represents an opportunity to bounce back after the loss to Neil Magny at UFC 248 earlier this year. That defeat snapped a three fight winning streak for the former Legend FC welterweight champion who is a veteran of 13 UFC fights.
Ponzinibbio (27-3) is riding a seven fight winning streak. However the Argentinian has been out of action for two years after seeing several fights fall through.
The event will be headlined by a featherweight fight between #1 ranked Max Holloway (21-6) and #6 ranked Calvin Kattar (22-4). It will be the promotion’s first event of 2021 and the seventh to be held on Yas Island since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
UFC Fight Island 7, Abu Dhabi, January 16th
Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar (Featherweight)
Omari Akhmedov vs. Tom Breese (Middleweight)
David Zawada vs. Ramazan Emeev (Welterweight)
Ricky Simon vs. Brian Kelleher (Bantamweight)
Justin Tafa vs. Carlos Felipe (Heavyweight)
Tim Elliott vs. Jordan Espinosa (Flyweight)
Austin Lingo vs. Jacob Kilburn (Featherweight)
Punahele Soriano vs. Duško Todorović (Middleweight)
Julianna Peña vs. Sara McMann Women’s (Bantamweight)
Rodolfo Vieira vs. Anthony Hernandez (Middleweight)
Nik Lentz vs. Mike Grundy (Featherweight)
Warlley Alves vs. Christian Aguilera (Welterweight)
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Li Jingliang (Welterweight)
