Thales Leites: Everything has Changed

Thales Leites has always been a nice guy, a classy ambassador for the sport of mixed martial arts. Unfortunately for the Rio de Janeiro native, he used to fight like a nice guy too. Of course, talent alone got him to an undefeated record on the Brazilian scene, into the UFC in 2006, and then into a middleweight title fight against Anderson Silva in 2009. He lost that fight, and the fight after it, and he was released from the promotion, despite owning a 5-3 Octagon record.“Nothing happens in your life without a reason,” Leites said. “When they cut me from the UFC in 2009, a … Read the Full Article Here