\u201cHe\u2019s scared. It makes me want to beat him up even more because he says he\u2019s in, but then turns it down to the matchmakers. He\u2019s running from the fight. He\u2019s scared. That pisses me off because he says something, but acts differently. Let\u2019s see if he really wants to fight me or if he\u2019s just talk. If he agrees to another fight, it\u2019s pretty clear he\u2019s scared to fight me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nPonzinibbio (27-3) is coming off an impressive fourth-round finish over Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night 140 in November. That victory put \u201cGente Boa\u201d on a seven-fight win streak, including victories over Court McGee, Gunnar Nelson and Mike Perry. The 32-year-old is currently 9-2 in the octagon with five finishes. His last loss was a June 2015 TKO setback to Lorenz Larkin at UFC Fight Night 70. Ponzinibbio only fought once in 2018 and was slated to face Kamaru Usman last May at UFC Fight Night 129 before a hand injury pulled him off the card.<\/p>\n
Dos Anjos (28-11) is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Kamaru Usman at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale in December. The former UFC lightweight champion was riding a three-fight win streak since moving up to the welterweight division in 2017. However since then, he\u2019s lost back-to-back fights against Usman and Colby Covington. The 34-year-old has never lost three-straight fights in his career and is currently ranked #5 in the welterweight division. Dos Anjos boasts wins over Nate Diaz, Robbie Lawler and Donald Cerrone in his 39-fight career.<\/p>\n
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Despite rumblings of a potential matchup, Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Rafael Dos Anjos has yet to be officially signed. The #7 ranked welterweight, “Ponz” spoke to MMAFighting and explained why he thinks the fight hasn\u2019t been signed yet. \u201dThe truth is he doesn\u2019t want to fight me,\u201d Ponzinibbio told MMAFighting. \u201cHe\u2019s scared. It makes me want […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54468,"featured_media":286685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10109,31901,39610,2681],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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