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Ponzinibbio hoping to poach Canadian fans at UFC Halifax: ‘They’ll definitely cheer for me’

This Sunday the UFC will be in snowy Halifax, Nova Scotia for UFC Fight Night 105. Bereft of big name fighters in the prime of their careers, the card features a number of characters hoping to crack the top 15 with breakout performances. Among those fighters is welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio (23-3), who has quietly amassed a three-fight win streak and a 5-2 record in the UFC.

In Canada the thirty-year-old Argentinian, who won season two of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, will face Montreal native Nordine Taleb (12-3). It’s likely that Taleb will be the crowd favorite in the match-up, but this is nothing new to Ponzinibbio.