Saturday night in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Santiago Ponzinibbio’s mixed martial arts journey comes full circle.
Born in La Plata, the first seven fights of the 32-year-old welterweight’s career took place in his home country, with Ponzinibbio earning seven victories before moving to Brazil to further his career. A run of success on the Brazilian regional circuit led to an opportunity to compete on Season 2 of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, where he emerged as the favorite to win the welterweight competition before a broken hand forced him out of his matchup with William Macario in the finals.