As UFC Glasgow approaches, fights have been coming out little by little, each time met with cries of, “JoJo needs to be on the card”. Today that’s a reality.
The UFC has announced the next two fights for UFC Glasgow with a possible co-main of JoJo Calderwood (11-2) vs Cynthia Calvillo (5-0). The main event is Gunnar Nelson (16-2-2) vs Santiago Ponzinibbio (24-3)
Calderwood is coming back from her last fight against Jessica Andrade last year which she lost by Guillotine Choke in the very first round. Calvillo’s last fight seen her win by rear naked choke against Pearl Gonzalez in the third round. Critics may wonder why Calderwood, who was hotly tipped to be in sight of a title fight is fighting someone who has had only two fights in the UFC. However, it’s not something that Calderwood will want to let fester in her mind.
Speaking to the Daily Record, Calderwood said, “I’m very excited. Now this fight is confirmed, I’m really champing at the bit. I know she is a great well rounded fighter, she brings it and it’s going to make an exciting fight. “I’m going in there to bring my best game. Let’s see what she brings to the chess table though. I’ll beat any attempts she throws at me and make sure she doesn’t take the W from me.”
The main event of the evening will be friend of Conor McGregor, Renzo Gracie Blackbelt and Icelandic star, Gunnar Nelson (16-2-1) who will be fighting former Ultimate Fighter: Brazil finalist, Argentinian Santiago Ponzinibbio (24-3).
Nelson is a submission specialist with four performance of the night bonuses in 9 fights within the UFC. Ponzinibbio is on a four fight win streak and will be keen to get a notch in his belt by taking out Gunnar Nelson.
There is still no sign of local fan favourites Chris ‘Badguy’ Bungard or Danny Henry who have been chomping at the bit to get into the UFC, with interviews we’ve done with them revealing this. Who knows, is there still time or will they make their debuts, if called up, somewhere else?
UFC Glasgow is bound to be an exciting one for Scottish MMA fans and we expect the tickets, which go on sale 2nd of June at 10am to go fast.
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216 Responses
Drew Droopy McDerment
Seen that earlier, but your jaked so never tagged you
Andrew Mclaren Pamela Roy
Tam Mckenna
Nabeel Zoha
2nd June!!
Jamie Devlin
Lesley Graham
Gareth Davidson this is a must
Sofiane Mansouri
Shite
Actually I like Gunnar
He tickles me
Gary Simpson
Gagging for a ticket now please please ??????
John Lamb
Robert Anderson Euan McKay Scott Wilkinson
Emma Clark
David McDowall
Jordan Miller
Clare mind I was saying I’d be gutted if she didn’t fight welllll she’s fighting ??
We need to go!!!!
We are for sure I’ve signed up for notification when the ticket dates are released ? ?
Wonder much the bastards be ?? a want a good seat I’m no doing that watching antz shit ??
They’ll be over priced probably but agreed no ant watching I want good seats but we’ll probs have to pay for them I’m sure a couple people I knew went last time the tickets were around 100 or over but still it’s the UFC ?
Still rather save up n go to wrestlemania ??
If only ? much you reckon that’d be ??
Koby Pagel
Blair Ronnie Dow gunner Nelson at Glasgow ?????
Krystyn Andrew xxx
Ross McGhie Your wish has been granted
Calderwood is a beast man
Campbell Cramb are you wanting to go?
Daniel Devlin
Paul Smith
Leonie McLauchlan we gotta get tickets
Fuuuuuuckkkk
Wow
Ian Binnie
Don’t know much a boutique gunners guy tbh
Scott Geddes
Rory May.
Damn thats tough fight for jojo
Alan Foster
Seen it mate,pretty pish line up
I don’t know half of them.
Still going though!!!
Im away for it. The tickets been on sale yet?
Not yet,I’ve registered for a early sale.
Not doing the VIP ones this time though.
Waste of money that shit. The after party was wank!!
Shaun Oggy Stephenson
I don’t see Robert Whiteford, on that card yet??
Craig Tibbits
Chris Nicol
Mark Symons
Chelsea Davidson
Colin Nicholas
Simon Paul O’Donnell
Scott Maulden – you seen this?
Just saw it. Definitely need to get tickets. The main event will be really interesting and hopefully jo jo gets herself out of the funk she’d been in.
Yup, loads of people moaning about the card but I think it looks alright.
Hopefully make it easier to get tickets ?
Mikey Bree HAH NO PAIGE VAN VANNT FOR U
Ewwwwww no going now ?
Dylan Taylor Connor Mcardle what a scrap that will be btw
Shannon Stacey
Lee Marshall
Alistair James
Yass, whit yer wantin!
So many people complaining about it. I think these are class fights tbh. Just need Robert whiteford and we are laughing
Pretty laboured card.
Marion Mcleod
Craig Gow Jack Hunter
Big jojo need to go
Shane Rafferty
Jonathan Hendrie
Stu Graham
Sean McCullie Mike Cherrie Aiden Mulcahy John-James Brown fuck sake??
Del we need to go!!
Adam TC
Everyone complaining about no big names, who cares? You’re either a fight fan or not and they are coming here to fight. The atmosphere that the Scots create is enough to elevate any fighter and for sure there are going to be some epic finishes due to that! Mon the Scots! And Mon wee jojo!!!
Rockhold v Souza or jojo calderwood v a unknown girl
Think I know what you’d really prefer
Haha I wouldn’t say no to that as main but I’d go to any event for Jo alone. I like fights. I’m not going to discredit an event based on names.
Christopher Tyre
Neil Reidy you seen this….would have thought Gunnar would have got a bigger fight than this, and jojo has a tough night ahead of her
Shania Zonfrillo and Grant Nicol ??
Kris
So anyone who has been or watched a UFC fight with ‘not so big names’ should know that some of the best fight cards have happened. Like the last time they came to Glasgow knock outs and finishers left, right and centre.
Very rarely happens, though.
Doesn’t matter if I said awww let’s go watch McGregor v Diaz or Jojo calderwood v that bird I don’t know who she is I bet my fucking house you’d snap my hand off for conor the cards shit end of
Euan Campbell well euan you dont enjoy the sport, you enjoy the drama and the names. If youve never heard of them, how about look them up and watch them fight.
Exactly. Clearly not that much of a big fan if your being ignorant and not even researching who the fighter is and what there potential is. Kinda glad that these ‘Only watch Conor McGregor fights and nothing else but I’ll say I’m a massive UFC fan’ people aren’t going. Means that us real hardcore fans will have more of a chance of getting a ticket.
That’s a no go mate eh?
See tbh mate, it’s an alright event. But is it worth over £100 a ticket? If they’re a bit cheaper then I’d go.
What do you think?
Let’s see how much tickets are I don’t wanna pay too much for a farce
It only got voted event of the year (yes the best show in the UFC that year) by Ariel H. 2 years ago so don’t get to excited lads. Dunno where you’re getting £100 for tickets? 2 year ago they started around £45 and the cheap seats were the business (I was in them mates were ring side and said seats were ok) Get excited it’s gonna be a mad night ???
I’ll be honest, I was really hoping for bisping vs romero to be announced as the main event. (I know I’m a dreamer) lol. With that main, the rest of the card is the tits. The card is good, but just a bit of a lack main.
spot on pal. Good card so far but can’t put many of them fighters on a main card imo. Marshman maybe
Both good fights. It’s a fight night card what do y’all expect
Do you seriously think we were going to get a huge star after international fight week? Some of you are completely deluded
Eilidh Walton Kieran Young The Ray vs Felder fight is better than both of these I reckon!
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You ain’t wrong
Buzzing!! Punch her in the ass ?
Rachael Graham ??
Hahaha ?
Kimberley Boni Garry Leighton Stephen Nicholson some card ??
Adam MacLeod Scott Macdonald Alan Munro
Ross Kinnear
Raees Hussain, fuck that I’m not going.. we have a better card on a Friday night
Oft that’s a buzz kill
Such a shite line up, they never bring big stars to the except from London that’s it
Its the second time theyve ever been to Scotland? give them a chance
Regardless of the amount of times it has been here, that card is pretty poor.. Gunnar Nelson should be the last guy to main event a card
Reagan Corry
Dont understand why gunner nelson is headlining
Chris. Meh ?….
David Pollock Stephen Preston
Was just about to tag you in this ?x
Although i like JoJo i’m a bit disappointed with the card this time. The majority is scottish/british fighters, where’s the variety ??? xx
Ano, do you know how much tickets are yet x
Not yet. Hopefully they’ll put it on the Hydro website nxt week xx
Kl, you can keep me posted since you are the ticketmaster?xx
That shud b my new nickname ?? xx
Vraye — YAAASSSS ‘mon the JoJo
You have a mission then
Its on! 🙂 Big Coach K – yaassss!!!!
Dan Wilson
Fuckin terrible main event
Correct, hopefully get Stevie ray at least n have some good Scottish wins
Usual “Its not Vegas so we will put on a shite main event” attitude by UFC. They think if they pepper it with local fighters well lap it up
Martin this is disappointing ?
Rikki Gillespie
This is worse than bottom of the bucket scraping and I’m sure many will agree was this just a a fuck it they haven’t had a fight in a wile throw them in NAH!!!! I’m not paying your retarded prices for a shitty ass card like that look at the card this weekend it’s amazing why couldn’t we get Luke rockhold he needs a fight
Paying what prices? Its always free on bt sports.
To attend it
Awwwwwww ok. Good point haha
fuck off Euan, support your locals or fuck off to the US
My names Euan no Paul Craig ya bellend I do support my locals but there not mega stars so Il pay money for a megastar no for my country men there just no enough il stay and watch sparring in my gym if I want to see Scottish fight
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What a shite main card UFC just rip the shit out of the public
Thomas Latta Miller III
Kevin Drew
Need to get tickets for it suj!
Lee Broony
Jamie Brown Dave Rogers
Tha fuuuuuck!!!!!???? Amazing.
this is turning into a right good card like! Did they announce a fight for Diakese yet?
Nowt yet no
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
This might now seem like a completely pointless question… We going aye!?
Ayyyyyeeeeeeeeeee
Jordan Wylie Owen Brown
A could’ve honestly shat out a better main event man but am still gonni go ?
Tbf Gunnar Nelson is a finisher and is well known around the UK, and at ponzinibio is on like a 4 fight win streak so it’s decent considering its Glasgow ?
Ats true but ad rather see gegard and Robert Whitaker or somethin??
Aye at would’ve been so class mate
Paul Callanin Chris Jones Robbie Christian Danny Conroy. Was hoping for something a bit more, but should still be good
Me 2 but after gunners last performance al happily watch him just wish it was gunner v wonderboy
Craig Alston
jesus christ that calvillo is no joke
Kelly Shaw
Enjoyed cavillo’s last fight, gr8 ground game. Here’s hoping Jojo can keep it on the feet! Cards looking no bad, marshman good fight too.
EG Mcalpine Innes McGregor
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Everybody’s moaning like fuck bout the card ? I think it’s no bad considering it’s Glasgow big name fighters don’t want to fight on the fox cards
Jon Butler Gareth Simac
Chris Sturrock Fiona Hutcheson
?hmmmm shite
Richard Ward more fights announced ?? xxx
Great can’t wait xxx
Grant Anderson
She should have a better opponent, but at least she’s on the card!
Kelsie Gillies
buzzing
Duncan Rose
Mint
Alan Rose
Al Mc W
David Ramage Paul Mcnab gunni nelson main event ??