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Neil Magny has high praise for the striking of Santiago Ponzinibbio
On Saturday night, in the UFC’s debut show in Argentina, perennial welterweight contender Neil Magny stepped into the Octagon with hometown hero Santiago Ponzinibbio. Early in the fight, Magny was able to bust up Ponzinibbio’s eye, which looked like a positive sign for him. Unfortunately, however, the American was then thumped decisively through the rest […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio makes pick for next opponent, not interested in Darren Till fight
After his crushing, fourth-round KO of Neil Magny in the UFC Argentina main event, Santiago Ponzinibbio wants a shot a UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. That being said, it doesn’t sound like the Argentine knockout artist expects to get his desired fight with the welterweight king. Woodley essentially told Ponzinibbio to get in line post-fight, […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio calls for title shot, champ Tyron Woodley responds
After face-planting long time contender Neil Magny in the UFC Argentina main event on Saturday night, Santiago Ponzinibbio wants a welterweight title shot. The Argentine knockout artist, who is currently on an eight-fight win-streak — the second best streak in the division — called for a title shot post-fight. https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/1064054720690499589 “I deserve it,” Santiago Ponzinibbio […]
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Fighters react to tonight’s UFC Argentina main event
Tonight’s UFC Argentina event was headlined by a welterweight bout featuring hometown favorite Santiago Ponzinnibio taking on Neil Magny. Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-3 MMA) entered tonight’s UFC Argentina main event on a six fight win streak, his latest being a unanimous decision win over Mike Perry this past December. Meanwhile, Neil Magny was most recently seen […]
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UFC Argentina Results: Santiago Ponzinibbio KO’s Neil Magny (Highlights)
Tonight’s UFC Argentina event is headlined by a welterweight bout featuring hometown favorite Santiago Ponzinnibio taking on Neil Magny. Santiago Ponzinibbio (27-3 MMA) enters tonight’s UFC Argentina main event on a six fight win streak, his latest being a unanimous decision win over Mike Perry this past December. Meanwhile, Neil Magny (21-7 MMA) was most […]
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UFC Argentina: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio Live Results
UFC Argentina takes center stage tonight as the promotion invades Buenos Aires for its UFC Fight Night 140 event. Tonight’s UFC Argentina event is headlined by a welterweight bout featuring hometown favorite Santiago Ponzinnibio taking on Neil Magny. Santiago Ponzinibbio (26-3 MMA) enters tonight’s UFC Argentina main event on a six fight win streak, his […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Santiago Ponzinibbio ‘really excited to come back’ after slow start to 2018
Santiago Ponzinibbio will finally be making his long-awaited return to the Octagon at home in Argentina as the main event on Nov. 17 against Neil Magny for UFC Fight Night 140. Ponzinibbio last fought in Dec. 2017 where he defeated Mike Perry by unanimous decision. However, following the fight against Perry, Santiago Ponzinibbio was looking to […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Santiago Ponzinibbio believes finish of Neil Magny will prove he’s ready for title shot
In 2017, Argentina’s Santiago Ponzinibbio burst into welterweight title contention with a decision defeat of Nordine Taleb, an 82-second knockout of Gunnar Nelson, and a thrilling decision triumph over “Platinum” Mike Perry. Unfortunately, he’s yet to fight in 2018 thanks to a serious hand injury that ultimately required surgery. While 2018 has not been particularly […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 97 // Bobby Moffett | Devin Clark | Santiago Ponzinibbio
BJPENN.COM Radio is back, Penn Nation! We kick things off with DWTNCS winner Bobby “The Wolfman” Moffett. Following a successful appearance on the show, Bobby has been slated to make his UFC debut November 10th in Denver against Chas Skelly. We’ll discuss the matchup, Bobby’s background as a martial artist, his plan to make waves […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Neil Magny to headline UFC Buenos Aires
Things are always changing around in the MMA world. And even if someone already has a fight lined up…a new one can be presented! Which is now the case for UFC welterweight Neil Magny who was supposed to be taking on Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira at UFC Sao Paulo on September 22nd. However, a main event […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio calls out Rafael dos Anjos, dos Anjos fires back
In a recent interview with Combate, surging Argentine welterweight contender Santiago Ponzinibbio called for a fight with former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. It’s his hope that he and dos Anjos can fight in the main event of the UFC’s November 17 debut in Argentina. “Want to fight in November? Fight me,” Santiago Ponzinibbio said […]
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UFC Chile loses Kamaru Usman vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio main event!
UFC Chile loses Kamaru Usman vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio main event! The octagon will invade Chile for the first time next month but the historic fight card is now without a main event. The event, which takes place May 19 live from Movistar Arena, was expected to be headlined by a key welterweight fight between surging […]
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PHOTO | Here’s the UFC Chile poster featuring Usman, Ponzinibbio, Shogun and Oezdemir
On May 19, the UFC will touch down in beautiful Santiago, Chile, with an exciting Fight Night card. As this event draws closer, the promotion has dropped the official UFC Chile poster, which includes the four fighters competing in the main and co-main events. See it below! ¡POSTER OFICIAl #UFCChile!..¡Se agotan los boletos! Compra Aquí […]
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Report | UFC Chile Gets Headliner with Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Kamaru Usman
After several different reports and mixed potential matchups between both the UFC Chile and Liverpool cards, it seems things have finally been settled. For Liverpool, after some intense back and forth between the eventual headliner, Darren Till, and Kamaru Usman it looked like they may end up being the two to fight each other thus […]
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Kamaru Usman claims Santiago Ponzinibbio turned down UFC Chile fight with him
Yesterday evening, our own insider extraordinaire Chris Taylor reported that the UFC’s upcoming debut in Chile will feature a welterweight showdown between ranked contenders Santiago Ponzinibbio and Neil Magny. Apparently, however, the card nearly got a welterweight showdown between Ponzinibbio and Kamaru Usman instead. At least, that’s what Usman is claiming. In a Thursday evening […]
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Report | Santiago Ponzinibbio Has a Potential Opponent In the Works for UFC Chile
The welterweight division is finally getting some fights at the top booked once again. First, we had the report of an interim title fight between Rafael Dos Anjos and Colby Covington in the works for UFC 224, then the equally as big one broke as Darren Till and Stephen Thompson headline UFC Liverpool. And now […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio has two names in mind for possible UFC Chile headliner
On May 19, the UFC will touch down in Santiago, Chile. This trip to Chile will mark the promotion’s first trip to a South American country other than Brazil, and Argentine welterweight contender Santiago Ponzinibbio is hoping to headline the occasion. If Ponzinibbio does receive headlining honors for the UFC’s debut in Chile, he’s got […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio calls out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
Not long ago, Argentine welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio made an exciting callout of two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. “I’d like to fight Thompson,” Ponzinibbio told MMABrasil.com.br. “I think he’s a great striker, and I want to be the best striker in the division, so I’ve been showing [my skills]. I’ve got six consecutive wins, three by first-round knockout. The […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio thinks fight with “Wonderboy” would go down in UFC history
Argentina’s Santiago Ponzinibbio is riding one of the best win-streaks in the stacked UFC welterweight division, having bested his last six foes – men like Nordine Taleb, Gunnar Nelson, and most recently, “Platinum” Mike Perry. With all of this momentum behind him, Ponzinibbio is hoping to be rewarded with a fight with two-time UFC welterweight […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio Strategically Calls Out Rafael dos Anjos
Santiago Ponzinibbio stared down the Mike Perry storm and came out on top on Saturday. While Perry was unranked, it was a win over an opponent that was getting a big push from the UFC’s promotional machine. After taking out the prospect, Ponzinibbio is trying to catapult himself into huge fights. Knowing a title shot […]
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VIDEO | Cutman stops doctors from ending Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Mike Perry fight between rounds
Re-@rob_monroe_cutman -Repost from @krualinhoc perfect example of a cutman saving a epic fight for the fighter and fans. Not 1 but 2 doctors over Alin’s shoulder looking to stop the fight. (Sound on) Alin insisting to have a chance to work. @jordanbreen @Sherdog @mikefridley pic.twitter.com/JiYvHscNBY — MostafaAlshammary (@yesmostafa) December 18, 2017 Cutmen are perhaps the […]
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VIDEO | Mike Perry goes live with fans in hospital immediately after war with Santiago Ponzinibbio
Rising UFC star Mike Perry and Santiago Ponzinibbio had a war on Saturday night in Winnipeg, Canada on the UFC on Fox 26 main card. Perry ended up losing for the second time in his professional mixed martial arts career now with an 11-2 record while Ponzinibbio picked up his sixth straight UFC win, improving […]
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VIDEO | Mike Perry Explains Why He Smelled Santiago Ponzinibbio Last Night
“I was out of my mind at that moment.” @PlatinumPerry talks making weight and what he was smelled when he sniffed Ponzinibbio during face-off: https://t.co/xqWDn3scOL — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) December 16, 2017 Mike Perry has managed to create two back-to-back staredowns with Santiago Ponzinibbio that everyone was talking about. The first one contained some […]
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VIDEO | Mike Perry and Santiago Ponzinibbio Have a Tense and Strange Staredown
We all know that controversy follows the heavy-handed Mike Perry around. He’s also no stranger to creating ridiculous sound bytes that fans love to hear and us media enjoy writing about. What happened earlier today is no different. We don’t want to hype it too much, but it could be one of the all-time greatest […]
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Mike Perry Says He Might ‘Francis Ngannou’ Santiago Ponzinibbio
UFC Winnipeg is coming in hot this weekend giving us more violence between Robbie Lawler and former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. Those aren’t the only welterweights promising destruction on the card. Mike Perry is looking to continue trying to punch his hype into the stratosphere by taking out Santiago Ponzinibbio. Breaking the fight down in […]
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VIDEO | Mike Perry Predicts He’ll Treat Ponzinibbio Like He Did Gunnar Nelson
Mike Perry just cracked into the bottom of the welterweight rankings like he’s been cracking his opponents, now his next fight is against ninth-ranked Santiago Ponzinibbio. The hard-hitting contender will look to catapult himself up into the standings and he’s not lacking confidence. He saw Ponzinibbio take out a big name in Gunnar Nelson and thinks that […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio and Gunnar Nelson argue different sides of eye-poke controversy
Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Glasgow, Scotland, Santiago Ponzinibbio scored an upset, knockout win over the highly regard Gunnar Nelson in just 82 seconds. Unfortunately, Ponzinibbio’s win was not without controversy, as he appeared to badly eye-poke Nelson just moments before the fight-ending blows were landed. Nelson gave […]
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Pros react to Santiago Ponzinibbio’s brutal KO victory over Gunnar Nelson
Santiago Ponzinibbio picked up the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career tonight in Glasgow by knocking out perennial division contender Gunnar Nelson in the very first-round. Here is how the pros reacted to Santiago Ponzinibbio’s stunning first-round finish of Gunnar Nelson. Wow!! Amazing knockout. So sick #UFCGlasgow — Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) July 16, […]