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UFC 231 Results: Thiago Santos And Jimi Manuwa Go To War In Toronto

With two title fights on tap the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada will be rocking as the Octagon is in town. We have all of the UFC 231 results here. When the world leader of MMA travels to their neighbors in the north they always come proper. UFC 231 is no exception. With 13 […]

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With two title fights on tap the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada will be rocking as the Octagon is in town. We have all of the UFC 231 results here.

When the world leader of MMA travels to their neighbors in the north they always come proper. UFC 231 is no exception. With 13 fights in total, two of which are highly anticipated title fights, tonight could prove to be a pivotal night of fights for the William Morris Endeavor promotion.

Right out of the gate the PPV main card gets started off with a banger. As two light heavyweight sluggers meet in the Octagon.

Brazilian slugger Thiago Santos looks to continue his rise when he takes on the UK’s Jimi Manuwa.

Santos has won two straight since moving to 205 pounds. He most recently defeated Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night 137 back in September.

As for Manuwa, he has dropped three of his last five including his last two. Some have called this fight a make or break for Manuwa who at 38 years old may be on the chopping block with another loss.

Round One

The fighters meet in the center of the cage. Santos clips Manuwa early and the Brit falls. He rovers but Santos his him again with a short uppercut. Manuwa stumbles and grabs Santos. Santos hits him again and Manuwa is clinging for dear life. Jimi clinches Santos and regains his composure. He clips Santos now with a right hand. Santos fires back and connects with a hard knee. Manuwa lands a hard right elbow. Both fighters swinging wildly with Santos throwing a spinning back fist. The fighters finally take a breather against the cage with Santos throwing some short knees to Manuwa’s midsection. Manuwa steps back and crushes Santos with a left hook. The Brazilan retreats. Manuwa kicks Santos leg out and rides the round out on top.

Round Two

The second round starts with Santos landing a left jab. Santos lands a left hook. Manuwa is in trouble. Santos closes the distance and flattens Manuwa with a left uppercut followed by a hook.

Thiago Santos defeats Jimi Manuwa via knock out at 41 seconds of round two

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Thiago Santos Isn’t Worried About Size Going Into UFC 231

Thiago Santos isn’t worried about his size going into his light heavyweight bout tonight (Dec. 8). Santos is set to go one-on-one with Jimi Manuwa. “Marreta” was scheduled to take on the “Poster Boy” back in September. Man…

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UFC Sao Paulo Medical Suspensions: Anders Sidelined After Collapse

Which fighters will be sidelined for a significant amount of time after UFC Sao Paulo?

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This past weekend’s (Sat. September 22, 2018) UFC Sao Paulo event saw several excellent bouts.

In the main event, Thiago Santos beat Eryk Anders into exhaustion for a TKO victory. Anders survived the third round, but was too tired to make it to his corner and collapsed on the canvas.

Alex Oliveira put on a quick performance against Carlo Pedersoli, knocking him out in 39 seconds. Also, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira returned to the win column with a knockout win over Sam Alvey.

Several fighters suffered some devastating losses in Brazil, and we have the full medical suspension list from the event here (via MMA Fighting):

Thiago Santos: Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact
Eryk Anders: Suspended 60 days, 45 days no contact
Alex Oliveira: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Carlo Pedersoli: Suspended 60 days, 45 days no contact
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Sam Alvey: Suspended 60 days, 45 days no contact
Andre Ewell: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Renan Barao: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
Randa Markos: Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact
Marina Rodriguez: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Augusto Sakai: Suspended 180 days or until cleared of right thumb injury
Chase Sherman: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
Charles Oliveira: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Christos Giagos: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Francisco Trinaldo: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Evan Dunham: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
Ryan Spann: Suspended 30 days, 21 days no contact
Luis Henrique: Suspended 45 days, 30 days no contact
Thales Leites: Suspended 180 days or until cleared of left knee injury
Hector Lombard: Suspended 180 days or until cleared of orbital bone fracture
Mayra Bueno Silva: Suspended 180 days or until cleared of left knee injury
Gillian Robertson: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Sergio Moraes: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Ben Saunders: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Elizeu Zaleski: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Luigi Vendramini: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by orthopedist
Livia Renata Souza: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact
Alex Chambers: Suspended 14 days, seven days no contact

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Thiago Santos’ Coach Reveals Injury Almost Forced Him out of UFC Sao Paulo Headliner

The UFC almost dealt with yet another change to the main event of UFC Sao Paulo but thanks to Thiago Santos, it stayed in tack for the most part. It’s been well established that Santos was supposed with Jimi Manuwa in the headliner of this show that we…

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Referee Responds To UFC Sao Paulo Main Event Criticisms

The referee presiding over the main event of last night’s (Sat., September 22, 2018) UFC Fight Night 137 from São Paulo, Brazil, has responded to some criticisms of the fight’s stoppage. Longtime referee Marc Goddard saw a strange scenario during the fight. Eryk Anders’ mouthpiece fell out during the third round of his battle with Thiago Santos. […]

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The referee presiding over the main event of last night’s (Sat., September 22, 2018) UFC Fight Night 137 from São Paulo, Brazil, has responded to some criticisms of the fight’s stoppage.

Longtime referee Marc Goddard saw a strange scenario during the fight. Eryk Anders’ mouthpiece fell out during the third round of his battle with Thiago Santos. Santos had been landing far more power strikes throughout the fight. Anders, meanwhile, controlled the grappling department with many takedowns, making the fight a closely-contested main event.

Anders was attempting another one when Goddard stopped the action towards the end of the third frame. The referee awarded Anders position back, but it didn’t end in his favor.

Santos began unloading an assault of elbows and punches to Anders’ temple (watch highlights here). The tiring replacement fighter was wobbled badly. Anders concerningly fell three times after the round ended. Goddard called the fight off as a result.

At least one fighter had an exception with the ref’s decision. Top-ranked lightweight contender Kevin Lee is that man. Lee immediately called out Goddard on Twitter after the fight:

Damn @marcgoddard_uk you really stole that **** from @erykanders. Straight put him in position to take them elbows. I’m calling bullshit

— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) September 23, 2018

Goddard Responds

Goddard responded shortly thereafter that he did the right thing by giving Anders his position back. He only returned the fighters to their original position, which he insisted was the right call:

Mr Lee both fighters returned to exact same position that I stop to replace the gum-shield, i.e. against the fence in over/under clinch. Would you rather I start with Mr Anders pressing position taken away? We can have our own opinions, we can’t have our own facts. I respect you. https://t.co/UDV5kObAJB

— Marc Goddard (@marcgoddard_uk) September 23, 2018

The rising middleweight may have lost but earned an extra $50,000 for a “Fight of the Night” bonus in a bout he was hospitalized for afterward. For his part, he had a rather nonchalant reaction.

Anders wants to fight again rather soon despite taking an insane amount of damage at the end of the third round. It was a great fight, and he must have been cleared at the aforementioned medical facility.

Goddard did the best thing he could have done. The controversy seems a bit of a moot point right now. Do you believe Goddard impacted the violent end of the fight with the decision?

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Eryk Anders Reacts To Brutal UFC Sao Paulo Loss

Usual middleweight Eryk Anders took a big chance when he replaced Jimi Manuwa and battled Thiago Santos in the main event of last night’s (Sat., September 22, 2018) UFC Fight Night 137 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. Anders ultimately lost via vicious ground and pound from the brutal striker Santos (watch highlights here). […]

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Anders ultimately lost via vicious ground and pound from the brutal striker Santos (watch highlights here). ‘Ya Boi’ did earn a well-deserved $50,000 for the card’s ‘Fight of the Night’ along with ‘Marreta.’

But the former Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker can’t hang his hat on the performance in a fight that was a back-and-forth war. True, he lost in a somewhat scary fashion after collapsing following the third round. Anders ended up in the hospital because of it.

You couldn’t tell by his post-fight reaction, however. Despite being hospitalized, ‘Ya Boi’ had a relaxed reaction to his short-notice loss. He vowed to be back in action before year’s end:

Shhhhhiiiiiiiddddd it be like that sometimes .. see you pussies in december. To vivo

— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) September 23, 2018

He’ll most likely return to middleweight. It was frightening to see him collapse after absorbing a nonstop torrent of elbows from Santos. However, he seems to be fine. He goal is to continue building a reputation as one of the most active fighters in the UFC.

Should he take more time off after the scary loss?

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