{"id":270034,"date":"2018-02-13T12:31:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T20:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=270034"},"modified":"2018-02-13T12:31:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T20:31:09","slug":"santiago-ponzinibbio-thinks-fight-wonderboy-go-ufc-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/santiago-ponzinibbio\/santiago-ponzinibbio-thinks-fight-wonderboy-go-ufc-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Santiago Ponzinibbio thinks fight with &#8220;Wonderboy&#8221; would go down in UFC history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina&#8217;s Santiago Ponzinibbio is riding one of the best win-streaks in the stacked UFC welterweight division, having bested his last six foes \u2013 men like Nordine Taleb, Gunnar Nelson, and most recently, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mike-perry\/mike-perry-reacts-defeat-santiago-ponzinibbio\/\">&#8220;Platinum&#8221; Mike Perry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With all of this momentum behind him, Ponzinibbio is hoping to be rewarded with a fight with two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen &#8220;Wonderboy&#8221; Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>Ponzinibbio made this interesting callout of Wonderboy in a recent interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmabrasil.com.br\/santiago-ponzinibbio-revela-desejo-por-luta-com-stephen-thompson-ficaria-na-historia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMABrasil.com.br.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d like to fight Thompson.\u00a0I think he&#8217;s a great\u00a0\u00a0striker,\u00a0\u00a0and I want to be the best\u00a0\u00a0striker\u00a0\u00a0in the division, so I&#8217;ve been showing [my skills]. I&#8217;ve got six consecutive wins, three by first-round knockout. The last one was a decision, but I&#8217;ve been showing good fights, with good exchanges of blows, trying to work [my fights] standing.\u00a0So I believe I have the resources to beat [Wonderboy], and we would put on a very good fight&#8230; a fight that would stay in UFC history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Thompson has not fought since November, when he defeated fellow contender <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/jorge-masvidal\/\">Jorge Masvidal<\/a> by unanimous decision. With this win, Thompson rebounded from two failed title bids opposite reigning UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, the first being a majority draw, the second being a majority decision loss. Thompson&#8217;s fights with Woodley were preceded by a seven-fight streak, highlighted by impressive wins over reigning UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker, Jake Ellenberger, former UFC welterweight champ Johny Hendricks, and reigning Bellator welterweight champ Rory MacDonald.<\/p>\n<p>Would you be interested in a welterweight showdown between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Stephen &#8220;Wonderboy&#8221; Thompson? Join the conversation in the comments section!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 2\/13\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina&#8217;s Santiago Ponzinibbio is riding one of the best win-streaks in the stacked UFC welterweight division, having bested his last six foes \u2013 men like Nordine Taleb, Gunnar Nelson, and most recently, &#8220;Platinum&#8221; Mike Perry. 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