Biography(references)He was born in Argentina to parents of Italian heritage, with paternal grandparents from Sicily. Ponzinibbio began training kickboxing when he was 13 years old growing up in Argentina. Ponzinibbio became interested in MMA, but his native country wasn't able to provide gyms to train it. Due to that, 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. He turned professional in 2008 competing in regional promotions in South America.
Awards & Accolades
UFC: Fight of the Night (Three Times) vs. Lorenz Larkin, Miguel Baeza and Michel Pereira
UFC: Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Gunnar Nelson and Neil Magny
MMAjunkie.com: 2021 June Fight of the Month vs. Miguel Baeza
MMAjunkie.com: 2022 May Fight of the Month vs. Michel Pereira
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