Santiago Ponzinibbio
Acting
Biography
Professional mixed martial artist in the UFC Welterweight division.
Born: September 26, 1986
Place of Birth: La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known For
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Alex Pereira (also former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Israel Adesanya is expected to headline the event. The pairing previously met at UFC 281 in which Pereira captured the title by fifth round knockout. The two also previously met twice in kickboxing matchups. The first in April 2016 which Pereira won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at Glory of Heroes 7 in March 2017 which Pereira won by third round knockout.
UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2
UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 11, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A women's strawweight rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas headlined this event.
UFC on Fox 19: Teixeira vs. Evans
UFC on Fox 19: Teixeira vs. Evans was a mixed martial arts event held on April 16, 2016 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The event was the second that the organization has hosted in the Tampa Bay Area, and first since UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens in February 2009.
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski
UFC Fight Night 51: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski was a mixed martial arts event held on September 13, 2014 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil. The event was headlined by a heavyweight rematch between Antônio Silva and Andrei Arlovski. Their first fight at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery ended in a unanimous decision victory for Silva.
UFC Fight Night 32: Belfort vs. Henderson 2
UFC Fight Night 32: Belfort vs. Henderson 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on November 9, 2013, at the Goiânia Arena in Goiânia, Brazil. The event was headlined by a rematch between longtime multi-divisional contenders Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson. Henderson defeated Belfort in their first encounter in 2006 at Pride 32 in a unanimous decision.
The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. This season marked the first time the show was filmed, in its entirety, outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, and consisted of 12 episodes and a live finale in Brazil. The season tournament finale appeared on pay-per-view in June 2012. It started filming in February 2012 and was in Portuguese. The season was produced by Floresta, a Brazilian production company, and aired in Brazil on Globo. Each episode was broadcast over the Internet at TUF.tv each Sunday night and later aired on Fuel TV in a marathon leading up to the finale.
UFC on Fox 26: Lawler vs. dos Anjos
UFC on Fox 26: Lawler vs. dos Anjos was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 16, 2017, at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler and former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos. On October 13, UFC President Dana White announced that the winner of the main event would receive a title shot against current champion Tyron Woodley, who won the belt by defeating Lawler by first-round knockout at UFC 201.
UFC Fight Night 92: Rodríguez vs. Caceres
UFC Fight Night 92: Rodríguez vs. Caceres was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on August 6, 2016, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. A featherweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez and Alex Caceres served as the event headliner.
UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir
UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir was a mixed martial arts event held on February 22, 2015, at the Ginásio Gigantinho in Porto Alegre, Brazil. A heavyweight bout between Antônio Silva and former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir headlined the event.
UFC Fight Night 105: Lewis vs. Browne
UFC Fight Night 105: Lewis vs. Browne was a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 19, 2017, at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Filmography
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