The UFC returns to Rio on October 11th and we learned this week of a really fun matchup in the welterweight division between two veterans. Brazil’s Vicente Luque (23-11-1) will have a homecoming fight as he takes on Santiago Ponzinibbio (30-9).

Starting out with Luque, he will be looking to bounce back after his last fight. Luque showed everyone back in December that he’s still a force in the division when he submitted Themba Gorimbo in the first round. That led Luque to a fight with Kevin Holland in June and unfortunately that one didn’t go his way. Luque was submitted and it dropped him out of the rankings. He’s hoping to have a bounce back performance in Rio.

The same can be said for Ponzinibbio who has lost three of his last four. Back in May at UFC Des Moines, Ponzinibbio was knocke

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