UFC welterweight fighters Santiago Ponzinibbio and Li Jingliang hold up a banner of Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona at their face-off. Photo: Twitter/Santiago Ponzinibbio UFC welterweight fighters Santiago Ponzinibbio and Li Jingliang hold up a banner of Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona at their face-off. Photo: Twitter/Santiago Ponzinibbio
UFC welterweight fighters Santiago Ponzinibbio and Li Jingliang hold up a banner of Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona at their face-off. Photo: Twitter/Santiago Ponzinibbio
Martial Arts /  Mixed Martial Arts

UFC: Diego Maradona face-off tribute paid by Argentine Santiago Ponzinibbio and Chinese opponent Li Jingliang

  • Welterweight Ponzinibbio unfurls a banner of late legendary footballer at face-offs with ‘The Leech’
  • ‘Gente Boa’ faces Li on Sunday in a fight that could propel winner into the top 15 divisional rankings

Topic |   Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Andrew McNicol
Andrew McNicol

Updated: 7:30pm, 16 Jan, 2021

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UFC welterweight fighters Santiago Ponzinibbio and Li Jingliang hold up a banner of Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona at their face-off. Photo: Twitter/Santiago Ponzinibbio UFC welterweight fighters Santiago Ponzinibbio and Li Jingliang hold up a banner of Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona at their face-off. Photo: Twitter/Santiago Ponzinibbio
UFC welterweight fighters Santiago Ponzinibbio and Li Jingliang hold up a banner of Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona at their face-off. Photo: Twitter/Santiago Ponzinibbio
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