Santiago Ponzinibbio (born September 26, 1986) is an

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competing as a

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in the

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(UFC).

Background

He was born in Argentina to parents of Italian heritage, with paternal grandparents from

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. Ponzinibbio began training kickboxing when he was 13 years old growing up in Argentina. Ponzinibbio became interested in MMA, but there were too few local gyms in which he could pursue it. As a result, Ponzinibbio traveled to

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, where he lived the first five months in a tent on a beach, doing some odd jobs to try make ends meet. Meanwhile, he trained at several nearby gyms. He turned professional in 2008 competing in regional promotions in South America.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ponzinibbio racked a record of 18–1 in the Latin America regional circuit before trying out for The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2.

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 the second pick for 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

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. 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

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on November 9, 2013, at

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. LaFlare won the fight via unanimous decision. Ponzinibbio was briefly linked to a bout with

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on April 19, 2014, at

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. However, Ponzinibbio was removed from the bout and replaced by Hernani Perpetuo. Ponzinibbio was expected to face

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on July 5, 2014, at

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. However, Ponzinibbio was forced out of the bout with a knee injury. He was replaced by

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. Ponzinibbio was expected to face

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on September 13, 2014, at

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. 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

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on February 22, 2015, at

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. Ponzinibbio won the back and forth fight via unanimous decision. Ponzinibbio next faced

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on June 27, 2015, at

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. 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

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. He won the bout via TKO in the first round. Ponzinibbio faced

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on April 16, 2016, at

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. He won the bout via TKO in the first round. Ponzinibbio next faced

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on August 6, 2016, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Ponzinibbio faced

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on February 19, 2017, at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Ponzinibbio faced Gunnar Nelson on July 16, 2017, at

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. 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 an earlier exchange and caused him to see double, stating “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." Ponzinibbio faced Mike Perry on December 16, 2017, at UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Ponzinibbio was expected to face

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on May 19, 2018, at

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. However, on April 21, 2018, Ponzinibbio announced he was injured and pulled from the card. Ponzinibbio faced

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on November 17, 2018, at

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. He won the fight via knockout. This win earned him the

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award. Ponzinibbio was expected to face

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on December 14, 2019, at

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. However, on October 12, 2019, it was revealed that Ponzinibbio had pulled out of the fight due to a

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. Ponzinibbio was scheduled to face

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on January 16, 2021, at

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. However, Salikhov pulled out of the bout in mid-December citing health issues after contracting

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. However,

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stepped in as a replacement on short notice and the two fought at

. Ponzinibbio lost the fight via first-round knockout. Ponzinibbio faced

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on June 5, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai. He won the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. This bout earned him the'' Fight of the Night'' award. Ponzinibbio faced

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on December 11, 2021, at

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. He lost the back-and-forth bout via split decision. 10 out of 14 media scores gave it to Neal. Ponzinibbio faced

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on May 21, 2022 at

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. He lost the fight via split decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Ponzinibbio was scheduled to face

on December 10, 2022, at

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. However, the week of the event, Lawler was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury. He was replaced by

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at a catchweight of 180 pounds. Ponzinibbio won the fight via technical knockout. This win earned him the ''

'' award.

Championships and accomplishments

** Fight of the Night (Three Times) **

(Three times) *

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**2021 June Fight of the Month vs.

**2022 May Fight of the Month

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