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The UFC’s debut trip to Argentina received a pair of new bout todays, with promotion officials announcing flyweights Alexandre Pantoja vs. Ulka Sasaki and welterweights Hector Aldana vs. Laureano Staropoli for the event.
UFC Fight Night 140 takes place Nov. 17 at Parque Roca Arena in Buenos Aires. The card is expected to air on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
An official bout order has yet to be revealed.
Pantoja (19-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is currently ranked No. 10 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings. The Brazilian had an 11-fight winning streak snapped in a January decision loss to Dustin Ortiz but bounced back in May with a decision win over Brandon Moreno. He now meets Sasaki (21-5-2 MMA, 4-4 UFC), a talented Japanese fighter who has struggled to get consistent results in the octagon but was victorious in his most recent outing, a June submission win over Jenel Lausa.
A cast member on “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2,” Aldana (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) made his official UFC debut in June, suffering a TKO loss to Song Kenan at UFC Fight Night 132 in Singapore. He now meets UFC newcomer Staropoli (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), an Argentinian who enters the octagon for the first time on a strength of a five-fight winning streak. Of Staropoli’s seven professional wins, all seven have come by way of stoppage, including five by knockout.
With the addition to the card, UFC Fight Night 140 now includes:
For more on UFC Fight Night 140, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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