FORTALEZA, BRAZIL – With a scar still fresh from recent surgery on his radius bone, Santiago Ponzinibbio watched Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 event with bittersweet feelings. On one hand, he was humbled that so many fans have told him he was the best fighter on “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2,” which wrapped up its welterweight tournament at Saturday’s event at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It was bitter, though, because the fighter Ponzinibbio (18-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) beat in the semifinal round of the tourney – Leonardo Santos (12-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) – instead took his spot in the final and defeated William Macario (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) to win the show. “It’s kind of a bad feeling, a little bit,” he told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) through a translator just prior to the fight’s start. “I really wish I would have been fighting here on this incredible fight card doing a co-main event of the evening
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