Santiago Ponzinibbio and Robbie Lawler will clash at UFC 282 on Dec. 10.
Promotion broadcast partner ESPN was first to report that the two welterweights had agreed to the matchup. UFC 282 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and is expected to feature a light heavyweight championship rematch between Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira.
After authoring a seven-fight winning streak in the UFC from December 2015 to November 2018, Ponzinibbio has endured some struggles of late. The 35-year-old Argentina native has lost three of his last four Octagon appearances, including a split-decision setback to Michel Pereira in his most recent outing at UFC Fight Night 206.
A former 170-pound champion, Lawler has also fallen on rough times, losing five of his last six bouts in the promotion dating back to December 2017. “Ruthless” is coming off a second-round TKO loss to Bryan Barberena at UFC 276 on July 2.
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