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Project Renewal

Santiago Ponzinibbio has grown tired of waiting.

The longtime American Top Team standout will get back to business inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division when he faces Muslim Salikhov in the UFC on ESPN 59 co-main event this Saturday at Ball Arena in Denver. Absent from the stage for more than a year, it marks Ponzinibbio’s first appearance since he was upended by Kevin Holland in a third-round knockout at UFC 287 on April 8, 2023. The La Plata, Argentina, native promises significant change.

“Everyone will see the 2.