When pressed about whether it’s more important for him just making it back to competition versus the pressure to win emphatically, Ponzinibbio said making it back is the important thing. But he made a point to say he very much expects to make that return statement, as well, boasting that when “The Leech” feels his power, he’ll “prefer to stay on the floor.”
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Overall, Ponzinibbio is in a good mood. He’s back doing the thing he loves, the thing he thought he lost, and the thing that has him so, so close to realizing his dream of UFC gold. That, in itself, is reason for celebration. Regarding what he’s anticipating in terms of pre-fight emotions, it’s all positive, all excitement, and all enjoyment.
“It’s amazing,” he said. “I dreamed for this time all this month. I waited for that feeling. I feel so good. I don’t have words to express it. Everything that passed, 26 months, I listened to doctors tell me maybe I can’t fight again in my career, and brother, now, that everything has happened, everything passed, I am back. I am back in fight week.”
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