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Santiago Ponzinibbio predicts he’ll be ‘really close’ to UFC belt after he KOs Gunnar Nelson

Santiago Ponzinibbio promises a breakout performance Sunday when he headlines UFC Fight Night 113 opposite Gunnar Nelson in Glasgow — one that will show naysayers he’s in the UFC to be champion.

Born in Argentina, the American Top Team talent enters the first main event of his UFC career riding an impressive four-fight winning streak, and he knows the importance of his clash with a grappling ace like Nelson in Scotland.

"I face every opponent as the most important fight of my life because we have to be successful in order to continue growing,” Ponzinibbio told MMA Fighting.