While Gunnar Nelson's coach, John Kavanagh, wanted the Iceland native to fight Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson in his next bout, the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt will have to settle for the No. 13 ranked Santiago Ponzinibbio.
Pétur Marinó Jónsson of MMA MMA Fréttir announced that Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio would serve as the headlining bout for UFC Fight Night 113 in Glasgow, Scotland, and the official UFC Europe Twitter account confirmed the news on Friday morning.
While Ponzinibbio might not have been be the star opponent SBG Ireland was hoping for, the Argentinian is a tough test for 'Gunni' and has proved to be somewhat of a dark horse in the UFC's welterweight division.