UFC 282 has taken an unlucky hit.
Robbie Lawler is out of his combat towards Santiago Ponzinibbio on the upcoming pay-per-view occasion on Saturday. Brett Okamoto of ESPN studies that the previous UFC welterweight champion suffered an undisclosed harm that compelled him to withdraw. The promotion is looking for a short-notice alternative for Ponzinibbio.
Lawler is 1-5 in his previous six Octagon appearances. ‘Ruthless’ snapped a four-fight shedding streak with a third-round TKO of Nick Diaz (at middleweight) at UFC 266, however suffered a second-round TKO loss by the hands of Bryan Barberena at UFC 276.
Ponzinibbio has fallen to Geoff Neal and Michel Pereira by cut up choice at UFC 269 and UFC Vegas 55, respectively. Previous to these losses, the Argentinian fighter defeated Miguel Baeza in a ‘Combat of the Evening’ awarded look at UFC Vegas 28.
UFC 282 is headlined by a light-weight heavyweight championship combat between Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev. The present line-up is as follows:
Foremost Card (ESPN+ PPV)
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev
- Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. TBA
- Darren Until vs. Dricus du Plessis
- Bryce Mitchell vs. Ilia Topuria
Preliminary Card (ESPN+, ESPN2)
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Chris Daukaus
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Jay Perrin
- Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Dalcha Lungiambula
- Chris Curtis vs. Joaquin Buckley
Early Preliminary Card (ESPN+, UFC Combat Move)
- Billy Quarantillo vs. Alexander Hernandez
- Ovince Saint Preux vs. Antonio Trocoli
- TJ Brown vs. Erik Silva
- Vinicius Salvador vs. Daniel Da Silva
- Cameron Saaiman vs. Steven Koslow
Keep tuned to Bloody Elbow for updates to the occasion.
