He was the second pick for Team Nogueira. He won his elimination fight to get into the TUF house, defeating Thiago Silva by TKO in round 1. In March 2013, it was revealed that Ponzinibbio was a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2. Ponzinibbio racked a record of 18–1 in the Latin America regional circuit before trying out for The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2. He turned professional in 2008 competing in regional promotions in South America. Meanwhile, he trained at several nearby gyms. As a result, Ponzinibbio traveled to Florianópolis, Brazil, where he lived the first five months in a tent on a beach, doing some odd jobs to try make ends meet. Ponzinibbio became interested in MMA, but there were too few local gyms in which he could pursue it. Ponzinibbio began training kickboxing when he was 13 years old growing up in Argentina. He was born in Argentina to parents of Italian heritage, with paternal grandparents from Sicily. Santiago Ponzinibbio (born September 26, 1986) is an Argentine mixed martial artist competing as a Welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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