Thiago Santos News
Luke Rockhold is not impressed by Thiago Santos
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
Thiago Santos (21-6 MMA) picked up the sixteenth stoppage victory of his career tonight in Prague, but that wasn’t enough to impress Luke Rockhold. The former UFC middleweight champion, Rockhold, took to Twitter shortly following Santos’ third round TKO victory over Jan Blachowicz with the following message.
Pros react after Thiago Santos finishes Jan Blachowicz at UFC Prague
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
A light heavyweight scrap between perennial division contenders Thiago Santos and Jan Blachowicz served as the headliner of today’s UFC Prague event. Thiago Santos entered tonight’s main event on a three-fight winning streak, having won seven of his past eight overall.
UFC Prague: Blachowicz vs. Santos live results
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
The octagon invades the Czech Republic today for UFC Prague, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by a light heavyweight scrap between Jan Blachowicz and Thiago Santos. Jan Blachowicz (23-7 MMA) will enter tonight’s UFC Prague main event on a four-fight win streak. In his most recent effort this past September, Blachowicz defeated the highly touted Nikita Krylov via second-round submission.
Heavy Lies The Crown: Jon Jones Edition
Christopher Taylor - January 5, 2019
In this week’s “Heavy Lies the Crown” feature, BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor takes a look at the dangerous challenges awaiting current UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones. Jon Jones reclaimed the UFC light heavyweight title last weekend in Los Angeles by defeating Alexander Gustafsson via third-round knockout.
Fighters react to tonight's UFC 231 war between Thiago Santos and Jimi Manuwa
Chris Taylor - December 8, 2018
Perennial UFC light heavyweight contenders Thiago Santos and Jimi Manuwa squared off on the main card of tonight’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, Canada. The scrap lived up to fans expectations as Thiago Santos and Jimi Manuwa seemingly threw caution to the wind in a fight that can only be described as an absolute war.
UFC 231 Results: Thiago Santos KO's Jimi Manuwa (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - December 8, 2018
A key light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and Thiago Santos took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, Canada. Thiago Santos enters tonight’s contest on a two-fight winning streak, his latest being a third-round TKO victory over Eryk Anders this past September.
EXCLUSIVE | Eryk Anders announces he 'got a new contract' by taking short-notice Thiago Santos fight
Cole Shelton - October 12, 2018
Eryk Anders has had a busy year. The middleweight fought Lyoto Machida in the main event of UFC Fight Night 125 in Brazil in February. He then fought Tim Williams at UFC Fight Night 135 in August, and then accepted a quick turnaround for another main event fight against Thiago Santos in late September. Anders will also be fighting at UFC 231 in December against Elias Theodorou.
After UFC Sao Paulo win, Thiago Santos hopes to be rebooked against Jimi Manuwa
Tom Taylor - September 23, 2018
For a fleeting moment, Brazilian middleweight contender Thiago Santos was scheduled to fight British knockout artist Jimi Manuwa in the main event of last night’s UFC Sao Paulo card. That was after Manuwa’s original opponent, Glover Teixeira, withdrew from the card, and before Manuwa was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by middleweight Eryk Anders. Having dispatched Anders in the wild, last-minute UFC Sao Paulo main event, Thiago Santos is now planning to stick around in the UFC light heavyweight division for the time being, where he hopes to be rebooked for a fight with Jimi Manuwa.
Fighters react to tonight's war between Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders
Chris Taylor - September 22, 2018
A light heavyweight fight between usual middleweight competitors Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 137 event in Sao Paulo. The fight proved to be an absolute war as both men were able to land some heavy shots and significant strikes.
UFC Fight Night 137 Results: Thiago Santos stops Eryk Anders (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - September 22, 2018
A light heavyweight bout between Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 137 event in Sao Paulo. Thiago Santos was initially scheduled to meet Jimi Manuwa at the event, replacing former title challenger Glover Teixeira who was forced to pullout with an injury. However, Manuwa would also suffer an injury and thus had to be replaced by perennial middleweight contender Eryk Anders.
Thiago Santos expected to step in against Jimi Manuwa in UFC Sao Paulo main event
Tom Taylor - August 17, 2018
A bit of good news for fight fans in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and anybody that was planning on watching the September 22 UFC Sao Paulo card. Days after Glover Teixeira was forced out of his main event battle with Jimi Manuwa, the UFC has found a replacement opponent for Manuwa: middleweight contender Thiago Santos. The bout will occur at light heavyweight. This bout was confirmed by Chamatkar Sandhu of ESPN after Ariel Helwani reported it as a possibility.
Thiago Santos takes dig at Jimi Manuwa for allegedly turning down fight
Tom Taylor - August 15, 2018
Just days after it was announced that the UFC’s September 22 return to Sao Paulo, Brazil would be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and Glover Teixeira, Teixeira was forced out of the fight an injury. From there, the UFC began a frantic search for a replacement opponent for Manuwa. One of the options in this regard is middleweight knockout artist Thiago Santos, who has recently been flirting with a move up to Manuwa’s 205-pound light heavyweight home. According to a report from MMA Brasil’s Tarso Doria, however, Manuwa turned down this prospective bout with Thiago Santos.
UFC Atlantic City Results: David Branch KO's Thiago Santos (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - April 21, 2018
UFC Atlantic City Results: David Branch KO’s Thiago Santos A middleweight tilt between perennial division contenders David Branch and Thiago Santos took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 128 main card from Atlantic City.
UFC Belem's Thiago Santos Couldn't Care Less About the UFC's "Fake" Rankings
Drake Riggs - February 2, 2018
The middleweight division’s Thiago Santos has been one of their most devastating finishers since his arrival in 2013. He holds a 9-4 record in the UFC and all but one of those wins has come by knockout. Santos currently rides a three-fight winning streak and looks to extend it to four this weekend. As is with many ranking based sports, the more you win, the higher you get ranked. Santos is currently sitting at #15 in his division of 185 pounds but he doesn’t care about that whatsoever as he detailed when speaking with MMAFighting:
Report: UFC Fight Night 118 gets surprising headliner as Thiago Santos takes on debuting Polish star
Tom Taylor - August 30, 2017
UFC Fight Night 118, which goes down in Gdansk, Poland on October 21, has received it’s headlining bout, per Combate.com. This headliner is one that’s likely to leave more than a few fans scratching their heads. In one corner, we’ll have Brazilian knockout artist Thiago Santos, who currently holds the number-15 spot in the UFC middleweight rankings. In the other, we’ll have debuting Polish veteran Michal Materla. Shortly after Combate reported this fight, MMAJunkie.com confirmed the booking with a UFC official, though they did not confirm Combate’s claim that the fight will serve as Gdansk’s headliner.