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Santiago Ponzinibbio is starting to see the end of the tunnel ahead of next UFC fight

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Santiago Ponzinibbio is starting to see the end of the tunnel ahead of next UFC fight

UFC veteran Santiago Ponzinibbio has looked to the future ahead of his clash with Sam Patterson at UFC Abu Dhabi.

For the longest time, Santiago Ponzinibbio has been a consistent presence in the UFC's welterweight division. He has picked up some big wins throughout the course of his tenure with the promotion, and on Saturday, he will try to get another when he faces off against Sam Patterson.

RELATED: Santiago Ponzinibbio vents frustration following split decision loss at UFC Denver: “Whenever we go to the judges, this is how it goes for meâ€

Given that Ponzinibbio is 39 years of age, there is every chance that this could be his final showing in the Octagon. At the same time, if he can secure a nice victory, perhaps he has more gas left than many thought.

In a recent interview, Ponzinibbio had the following to say about the possibility of retirement.

Ponzinibbio looks to the future

“I was supposed to fight Jack Hermansson, but he ended up getting injured, and I was offered Patterson,†Ponzinibbio said. “It's a much different challenge, but it is still a challenge. It's one of those clashes of generations that the company likes to make, and it's a great opportunity to show that I'm still good and relevant and that I can hang with the new generation. I'm not focused on him. I'm focused on me.â€

“You can try to plan everything in your head, but the truth is that you have to take things day by day,†Ponzinibbio said. “I'm in a chapter where I'm starting to see the end of the tunnel. It's something I think about, but not something I want. I don't see it too close because I still feel good. Now, everything is always changing, and you have to take things fight by fight. As of today, I feel great, and I want to be competing, but I don't plan ahead too much because I know how things work and how quickly things can change.â€

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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UFC 330 card takes hit after Erin Blanchfield withdrawal

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UFC 330 card takes hit after Erin Blanchfield withdrawal
A pivotal women’s flyweight matchup has been removed from the next

Ultimate Fighting Championship numbered event.

Erin
Blanchfield’s bout against Jasmine
Jasudavicius has been scrapped from the Aug. 15 card at Xfinity
Mobile Arena in Philadelphia due to an injury on Blanchfield's end,
per MMA Junkie's Nolan King. The promotion is reportedly looking to
rebook the contest for a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 17 at Rogers
Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, instead.

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The withdrawal marks the first time Blanchfield has been forced out
of a fight during her UFC tenure. She is on a two-fight win streak,
beating Rose
Namajunas and Tracy
Cortez in her most recent Octagon appearances.

Meanwhile, Jasudavicius was looking to build on a unanimous
decision win over Karine
Silva in April. With her clash with Blanchfield now being
targeted for the next UFC event in Canada, she'll have the crowd
behind her when they eventually collide.

The UFC 330 lineup is currently as follows:

Islam
Makhachev vs. Ian Machado
Garry – for welterweight title
Mackenzie
Dern vs. Gillian
Robertson – for women’s strawweight title
Edson
Barboza vs. Esteban
Ribovics
Tresean
Gore vs. Vicente
Luque
Mansur
Abdul-Malik vs. Dustin
Stoltzfus
Myktybek
Orolbai vs. Jeremiah
Wells
Geoff
Neal vs. Chidi
Njokuani
Ramiz
Brahimaj vs. Neil
Magny
Kaue
Fernandes vs. Jalin
Turner
Charles
Johnson vs. Jose
Ochoa
Lucas
Fernando vs. Rafael
Tobias
Donte
Johnson vs. Eric
McConico

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UFC finalizes Aug. 8 Fight Night card with Darren Elkins farewell

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UFC finalizes Aug. 8 Fight Night card with Darren Elkins farewell

After 15 years, Darren Elkins is set for his final UFC bout. |
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The
Ultimate Fighting Championship has finalized the lineup for its
next Fight Night at Meta Apex in Las Vegas, including Octagon
veteran Darren
Elkins' final appearance in the promotion.

The card, headlined by Mateusz
Gamrot and Quillan
Salkilld, is scheduled for Aug. 8.

UFC Fight Night lineup features Darren Elkins vs. Yadier Del
Valle and Gamrot vs. Salkilld

Elkins (29-12) will square off against
Dana White's Contender Series alum Yadier Del
Valle.

The 42-year-old has been on the UFC roster since 2010, earning
memorable victories over the likes of Mirsad
Bektic, Michael
Johnson, Dennis
Bermudez and Luiz
Eduardo Garagorri. Furthermore, Elkins has shared the cage with
several former champions and fan favorites, albeit in losing
efforts, against Alexander
Volkanovski, Charles
Oliveira, Chad Mendes
and UFC Hall of Famer Cub
Swanson.

New matchups added to the card include Ty Cole
Miller vs. Billy Goff,
Juliana
Miller vs. Ravena
Oliveira, Diego
Ferreira vs. Billy
Quarantillo and Diyar
Nurgozhay vs. Bruno
Lopes, among others. Gamrot and Salkilld lock horns in the main
event, with former strawweight title challenger Amanda
Lemos facing Alexia
Thainara in the co-headliner.

The updated card as of June 23 is as follows:

Mateusz
Gamrot vs. Quillan
Salkilld (lightweight main event)
Amanda
Lemos vs. Alexia
Thainara (women's strawweight)
Diego
Ferreira vs. Billy
Quarantillo (lightweight)
Steven
Asplund vs. Guilherme
Pat (heavyweight)
Diyar
Nurgozhay vs. Bruno Lopes
(light heavyweight)
Louie
Sutherland vs. Jose Luiz
(heavyweight)
Juliana
Miller vs. Ravena
Oliveira (women’s flyweight)
Darren
Elkins vs. Yadier Del
Valle (featherweight)
Ty
Cole Miller vs. Billy Goff
(welterweight)

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Mateusz Gamrot secures new UFC deal before Quillan Salkilld showdown

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Mateusz Gamrot secures new UFC deal before Quillan Salkilld showdown

Mateusz Gamrot (right) has reupped with the UFC. | 📷:
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Mateusz
Gamrot has extended his stay in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Gamrot recently announced on X that he has signed a new multi-fight
deal with the promotion, ensuring that his tenure will continue
beyond his upcoming main event assignment.

Mateusz Gamrot signs a new UFC contract before facing Quillan
Salkilld in the UFC Fight Night 284 main event.

While he didn't divulge the exact number of bouts on his new deal,
Gamrot is ecstatic to continue fighting in the promotion. The
Polish lightweight claims he's “grateful†for the new contract and
is excited for what lies ahead.

“I've signed a multi-fight deal with UFC! Another step begins in
just two weeks, let's gooo,†Gamrot wrote on X. “I'm grateful to
the UFC for the trust and for recognizing my hard work. Thank you
for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to keep proving
myself on the biggest stage in the world.â€

The new contract comes ahead of Gamrot's Aug. 8 showdown against
rising Australian contender Quillan
Salkilld in the main event of
UFC Fight Night 284 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.

Gamrot has established himself as one of the division’s top
contenders during his four-year UFC tenure, compiling notable
victories over Arman
Tsarukyan, Rafael dos
Anjos and Jalin
Turner. His UFC record stands at 9-4.

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