Other names Gente Boa, Rasta Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Height 1.83 m Reach 73.0 in (185 cm) Role Mixed martial artist | Division Welterweight Name Santiago Ponzinibbio Nationality Argentine Weight 77 kg | |
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Born September 26, 1986 (age 37)
La Plata, Argentina ( 1986-09-26 ) Profiles | ||
Fighting out of Rio de Janeiro Brazil, | ||
UFC on FOX 26: Mike Perry vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio Staredown - MMA Fighting
Santiago Ponzinibbio (born September 26, 1986) is an Argentine mixed martial artist competing as a Welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is currently ranked #9 in the official UFC welterweight rankings.
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- UFC on FOX 26 Mike Perry vs Santiago Ponzinibbio Staredown MMA Fighting
- Santiago ponzinibbio seminario mma bariloche tecnicas 6
- Biography and career
- The Ultimate Fighter Brazil
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Championships and accomplishments
- References
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Biography and career
Ponzinibbio began training kickboxing when he was 13 years old growing up in Argentina. He began training mixed martial arts and turned professional in 2008 competing in regional promotions in South America.
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil
In March 2013, it was revealed that Ponzinibbio was a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2. He won his elimination fight to get into the TUF house, defeating Thiago Silva by TKO in round 1. He was chosen to be a member of Team Nogueira. Over the course of the show, Ponzinibbio defeated Marcio Santos by TKO and Cleiton Duarte by unanimous decision to reach the semifinals. In the semifinals, he defeated Leonardo Santos by unanimous decision. However, Ponzinibbio broke his hand during this semifinal fight and was replaced by Santos in the finals against William Macário. The semifinal-round fight with Santos, however, was picked as the Fight of the Season, and his finish of Marcio Santos earned Knockout of the Season which earned Ponzinibbio $50,000 bonuses.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ponzinibbio faced Ryan LaFlare on November 9, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 32. LaFlare won the fight via unanimous decision.
Ponzinibbio was briefly linked to a bout with Jordan Mein on April 19, 2014 at UFC on Fox 11. However, Ponzinibbio was scratched from the bout and replaced by Hernani Perpetuo.
Ponzinibbio was expected to face Ildemar Alcântara on July 5, 2014 at UFC 175. However, Ponzinibbio was forced out of the bout with a knee injury. He was replaced by Kenny Robertson.
Ponzinibbio was expected to face Sérgio Moraes on September 13, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 51. However, Moraes pulled out of the bout citing a lingering knee injury and was replaced by Wendell Oliveira. Ponzinibbio defeated Oliveira by TKO in the first round.
Ponzinibbio faced Sean Strickland on February 22, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 61. Ponzinibbio won the back and forth fight via unanimous decision.
Ponzinibbio next faced Lorenz Larkin on June 27, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 70. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round and earned a Fight of the Night bonus.
Ponzinibbio faced Andreas Ståhl on December 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 80. He won the bout via TKO in the first round.
Ponzinibbio faced Court McGee on April 16, 2016 at UFC on Fox 19. He won the bout via TKO in the first round.
Ponzinibbio next faced Zak Cummings on August 6, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 92. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Ponzinibbio faced Nordine Taleb on February 19, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 105. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Ponzinibbio faced Gunnar Nelson on July 16, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 113. He won the fight by knockout in the first round, becoming the first man to finish Nelson by knockout in MMA competition. The win also earned him his first Performance of the Night bonus award. At the post fight press conference, Nelson claimed that Ponzinibbio poked him in the eye during one of the earlier exchange and caused him to see double as he put it “And I really should have said something because I was seeing double for the rest of the fight. He caught me with a shot that I didn’t really see.” Ponzinibbio dismissed Nelson's claim and stated "I went there to knock him out and thank God it went as expected, I won by knockout. If (the eye poke) happened, of course it wasn’t intentional, but I watched the video again and didn’t see it."