UFC Argentina Ceremonial Weigh-ins Live Stream Tonight (Nov. 16)

The UFC Argentina ceremonial weigh-ins are set to go down tonight. Setting The Stage Tomorrow night (Nov. 17), UFC Argentina takes place inside the Estadio Mary Teran de Weiss in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the main event, Santiago Ponzinibbio will do …

The UFC Argentina ceremonial weigh-ins are set to go down tonight. Setting The Stage Tomorrow night (Nov. 17), UFC Argentina takes place inside the Estadio Mary Teran de Weiss in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the main event, Santiago Ponzinibbio will do battle with Neil Magny. Both men tipped the scales in front of reporters this morning. They both […]

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Cynthia Calvillo Is The UFC’s Latest Victim Of A Bad Weight Cut

Cynthia Calvillo’s return to the Octagon wasn’t supposed to start this way. The UFC strawweight contender, who has been suspended for the past nine months after testing positive for marijuana metabolites following her UFC 219 decision loss …

Cynthia Calvillo’s return to the Octagon wasn’t supposed to start this way. The UFC strawweight contender, who has been suspended for the past nine months after testing positive for marijuana metabolites following her UFC 219 decision loss to Carla Esparza, returns to action this Saturday night when she takes on Brazilian Poliana Botelho on the […]

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Cynthia Calvillo Misses Weight For UFC Argentina Fight

Cynthia Calvillo was the only fighter to miss weight for this show.

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Cynthia Calvillo misses weight for her scheduled women’s strawweight bout against Poliana Botelho at the upcoming UFC Argentina event.

She hit the scales on Friday morning for the official weigh-ins but came in overweight. She came in at 118 pounds, two pounds over the allowance. Also, she could barely stand at the scale.

Cynthia Calvillo In Rough Shape

However, the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission medical team evaluated her and ruled her fit to compete. Botelho hit the 115.5-pound mark. She was fined 20 percent of her purse and this fight is now a catchweight.

“She did an evaluation and everything is alright,” CABMMA COO Cristiano Sampaio said to MMA Fighting. “She will rest now, hydrate, eat, and then she will be ready.”

Importance Of This Fight

Calvillo returns after suspension to take on Brazil’s Botelho. In her latest fight, Calvillo lost to Carla Esparza on December 30, 2017 at UFC 219 by unanimous decision. After the fight, it was made known that Calvillo had failed an in-competition drug test for marijuana metabolites.

By doing so, she was suspended by USADA for 6 months with the ability to reduce the suspension to 3 months. The Nevada Athletic Commission later extended this to 9 months.

Santiago Ponzinibbio and Neil Magny made weight for their UFC Argentina main event. UFC Argentina (also known as UFC Fight Night 140) is set to take place on on November 17, 2018 at Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Calvillo was the only fighter to compete on this latest card presented by the Las Vegas-based promotion to miss weight for their fight. You can check out the official weigh-in results at this link. 

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 7 p.m. ET.

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UFC Argentina Weigh-In Results: One Fighter Misses Weight

Fighters have hit the scales to officially weigh-in.

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UFC Argentina weigh-in results have been released as the fighters took the stage to get ready for battle inside of the Octagon under the promotion banner.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 7 p.m. ET.

Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Neil Magny in a welterweight bout will headline this event. Ricardo Lamas vs. Darren Elkins in a featherweight bout will serve as the co-headliner.

Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Neil Magny in a welterweight bout will headline this event while Ricardo Lamas vs. Darren Elkins in a featherweight bout will serve as the co-headliner.

Rounding out the six bout main card is Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Johnny Walker in a light heavyweight bout, Cezar Ferreira vs. Ian Heinisch in a middleweight bout, Guido Cannetti vs. Marlon Vera in a bantamweight bout, and Poliana Botelho vs. Cynthia Calvillo in a women’s strawweight bout.

UFC Argentina Weigh-In Results

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC Argentina on Friday. Cynthia Calvillo was the only fighter to miss weight. As a result, her fight will continue but she will be fined 20 percent of her purse. Here are the weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)

Neil Magny (171) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (171)

Darren Elkins (145) vs. Ricardo Lamas (145.5)

Khalil Rountree (204.5) vs. Johnny Walker (205.5)

Cezar Ferreira (185.5) vs. Ian Heinisch (185)

Guido Cannetti (135.5) vs. Marlon Vera (135.5)

Poliana Botelho (115.5) vs. Cynthia Calvillo (118)*

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

Bartosz Fabinski (170) vs. Michel Prazeres (170.5)

Alexandre Pantoja (125.5) vs. Ulka Sasaki (125.5)

Austin Arnett (145.5) vs. Humberto Bandenay (145.5)

Hector Aldana (169.5) vs. Laureano Staropoli (169)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7:00 p.m. ET)

Jesus Pinedo (156) vs. Devin Powell (155)

Anderson dos Santos (144.5) vs. Nad Narimani (145.5)

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UFC Argentina Midweek Main Card Betting Odds

The midweek UFC Argentina betting odds are in. This Saturday night (Nov. 17), UFC Argentina will be held inside the Estadio Mary Teran de Weiss in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the main event, Santiago Ponzinibbio will do battle against Neil Magny. Ponzi…

The midweek UFC Argentina betting odds are in. This Saturday night (Nov. 17), UFC Argentina will be held inside the Estadio Mary Teran de Weiss in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the main event, Santiago Ponzinibbio will do battle against Neil Magny. Ponzinibbio will step inside the Octagon for the first time since Dec. 2017 after dealing with […]

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Santiago Ponzinibbio Says RDA Avoided Fighting Him At UFC Argentina

Santiago Ponzinibbio believes Rafael dos Anjos wanted no part of him at UFC Argentina. Ponzinibbio will headline UFC Argentina against Neil Magny. The action will be held inside the Estadio Mary Teran de Weiss in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov. 17. Thi…

Santiago Ponzinibbio believes Rafael dos Anjos wanted no part of him at UFC Argentina. Ponzinibbio will headline UFC Argentina against Neil Magny. The action will be held inside the Estadio Mary Teran de Weiss in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov. 17. This will be the UFC’s debut in Argentina and Ponzinibbio will get a chance to showcase his […]

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