A welterweight contest between Gunnar Nelson and Santiago Ponzinibbio is set to headlined UFC Fight Night 113, which takes place in Glasgow.
The promotion announced the bout over social media.
Here we go!! @GunniNelson vs. @SPonzinibbioMMA is your #UFCGlasgow main event!
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— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) May 12, 2017
Nelson (16-2-1) has looked phenomenal since his dominant decision loss to Demian Maia, and has picked up two stoppage wins over Albert Tumenov and Alan Jouban. In both of those fights, “Gunni” has earned a Performance of the Night bonus.
Ponzinibbio (24-3) is undefeated in his last, four, winning them all and picking up two stoppages along the way. Ponzinibbio holds a UFC record of 6-2, with his only losses coming to Ryan LaFlare and Lorenz Larkin.
UFC Fight Night 113 takes place live from the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland on July 16.
