UFC Fight Night 61 Picks Up 3 New Bouts


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UFC Fight Night 61: Evans vs. Teixeira, which is set to go down February 22nd from Brazil has picked up 3 new bouts.

First up we have Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Sean Strickland.

Ponzinibbio is 1-1 in his UFC career, and returned to the win column in September when he scored a TKO win over Wendell Oliveira.

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His opponent, Sean Strickland is 15-0 in his professional MMA career, and 2-0 under the UFC banner, most recently defeating Luke Barnatt via split decision in a bout many thought should have gone to Barnatt.

Next up we have Ivan Jorge vs. Josh Shockley.

Jorge is an experienced fighter with a 25-4 MMA record that saw him most recently lose to Rodrigo Damm in the beginning of this year.

Shockley on the other hand is 11-3 in his professional MMA career, and dropped his UFC debut again Jason Saggo in June via TKO.

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Last but certainly not least we have Wendell Oliveira vs. TJ Waldburger.

Oliveira has yet to pick up a win in his UFC career, going 0-1 since his time on TUF Brazil 2.

His opponent, TJ Waldburger is a UFC vet, going 4-4 in his time with the promotion. He is currently on a 2-fight skid that saw him drop losses to Adlan Amagov and Mike Pyle.

Stay tuned for more updates to this card!

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– via MMAJunkie