Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Alex Morono UFC 282 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas Nevada Fight Video Replay Livestream Full HD Part 1

Robbie Lawler, who had to withdraw due to injury, and Santiago Ponzinibbio( 28– 26) miss out on a dream fight. After smoking Neil Magny in 2018, he was on track to win the title, but injuries took all of his momentum, keeping him out for more than two years. He lost two decisions to Geoff Neal( 2021) and Michel Pereira( 2022), but Li Jingliang knocked him out in his return match. He then bounced back with a gutsy unanimous decision over Miguel Baeza( 1921).

Alex Morono, who is 22 years old and has a lot of confidence, seizes the chance to adorn the pay-per-view card. He has won four fights so far, including a TKO over Donald Cerrone in 2021 and unanimity over Matt Semelsberger, Mickey Gall, and David Zawada in 2121.

Morono would never have achieved the 170 lb mark, so this will be at a catchweight of 180 lbs. He has little to lose by taking on someone of Ponzinibbio's caliber on such short notice, so this is a huge opportunity for him.

Morono, like Lawler, is a forceful striker, but Ponzinibbio has also spent the entire camp honing his southpaw skills. Knowing that Ponzinibbio wo not be ready for it, Morono will be wise to mix it up because he is a skilled grappler and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Having said that, we anticipate that the majority of this will continue. Although there will be competition, we believe Ponzinibbio will win more as the race for his quick 1– 2 home continues. Taking Neal and Pereira to a split decision is nothing to be laughed at because he still has fuel.

We believe the additional 10 pounds will benefit Ponzinibbio because he would struggle against those two. He'll be more explosive, resilient, and well-hydrated.