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Thiago “Marreta” Santos will be in his first main event at UFC Fight Night 137 in Sao Paulo, Brazil when he takes on Jimi Manuwa September 22nd. Speaking to Brazilian reporters recently, Thiago Santos describes the struggles he had in making this bout…
Thiago “Marreta” Santos will be in his first main event at UFC Fight Night 137 in Sao Paulo, Brazil when he takes on Jimi Manuwa September 22nd. Speaking to Brazilian reporters recently, Thiago Santos describes the struggles he had in making this bout a reality (Via MMAFighting): “We volunteered to fight Manuwa and he didn’t […]
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UFC persuades Jimi Manuwa to fight.
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Jimi Manuwa says the UFC persuaded him to take his next fight against Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night 137 in Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Manuwa was originally supposed to fight Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC Fight Night 137. However, when Teixeira was forced out due to injury, the “Poster Boy” was left without an opponent.
At first, the notion of fighting Santos did not excite the Brit. As a matter of fact, Manuwa labored over the decision to accept the fight against the Brazilian. Persistency paid off in the end, and the UFC got their way as they so often do.
“I didn’t see any incentive in taking the fight because it was coming from a middleweight,” Manuwa told MMA Fighting. “I wanted a good name, so I wasn’t really interested in fighting, but then the UFC persuaded me to take the fight. But I had a little think about it, and Thiago Santos is a good fighter, so I accepted the fight.”
A pay increase likely swayed the 38-year-old. Regardless, you get the feeling that Manuwa wanted to do the UFC a solid. After all, the “Poster Boy” is on a two-fight skid.
“Sometimes you want to step up and … not do favors, but you’ve gotta tell me incentives to take the fight,” Manuwa said. “They explained to me, I had a talk with my coaches and my team and we accepted the fight.”
“Everyone else didn’t make sense,” Manuwa added when asked about other potential opponents. “Everyone that was worth fighting already was matched up. It was very hard in the light heavyweight division because people were fighting or injured or unranked.”
“The UFC knows they have to put a good event, a good opponent for me when I’m fighting because they know I’ll always put on a good show, I always come for the knockout. We’re going to put on a great main event for Sao Paulo. I look forward to coming there.”
Santos is tied with Anderson Silva for most knockouts in the middleweight division (8). However, Manuwa doubts the middleweights power will translate at light heavyweight.
“Every fighter in the UFC is good, I don’t underrate any fighter. I’m training very hard,” Manuwa said. “I see he’s a good fighter, was a big middleweight, so coming up to light heavyweight shouldn’t be a problem for him, I look forward to the challenge, I always look forward to the challenge.”
“I look forward to coming to Brazil, love Brazil. I’ve always wanted to come to Brazil, and I’m coming to collect some new Brazilian fans because I know Brazilians love a good fight, they love a good knockout, and that’s what I’m coming to give them.”
Since the “Poster Boy” is coming off of back to back losses to Volkan Oezdemir and Jan Blachowicz it was imperative he kept his main event slot on the UFC Sao Paulo card. Whether or not his decision to fight Santos will pay off remains to be seen.
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After several years with the promotion, Thiago Santos finally gets his shot at main eventing a UFC card. Santos has been with the UFC since 2013. He recently had a four-fight win streak broken by David Branch. The Brazilian bounced back with a win over…
After several years with the promotion, Thiago Santos finally gets his shot at main eventing a UFC card. Santos has been with the UFC since 2013. He recently had a four-fight win streak broken by David Branch. The Brazilian bounced back with a win over Kevin Holland at UFC 227. After competing at middleweight his […]
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Thiago Santos doesn’t have a care in the world about the difference in weight class between himself and Jimi Manuwa. On Sept. 22, Santos will collide with Manuwa in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo. Manuwa was scheduled to take on Glover Teixeira,…
Thiago Santos doesn’t have a care in the world about the difference in weight class between himself and Jimi Manuwa. On Sept. 22, Santos will collide with Manuwa in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo. Manuwa was scheduled to take on Glover Teixeira, but Teixeira went down due to an injury. Santos, a middleweight, […]
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The UFC has officially announced that Thiago Santos will step in to replace Glover Teixera as the main event of UFC Fight Night 137 in Sao Paulo Brazil on September 22nd. This will mark the first main event in the UFC career of Santos. Thiago Santos h…
The UFC has officially announced that Thiago Santos will step in to replace Glover Teixera as the main event of UFC Fight Night 137 in Sao Paulo Brazil on September 22nd. This will mark the first main event in the UFC career of Santos. Thiago Santos has managed to win five of his last six […]
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Thiago Santos could step in to save the Sao Paulo main event.
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Thiago Santos could step in to save the UFC Sao Paulo main event.
Originally, Glover Teixeira vs. Jimi Manuwa was scheduled to headline the September 22nd card. Unfortunately, Teixeira was forced off of the card due to an injury.
Now the UFC is scrambling to find a replacement opponent for Manuwa. It appears as though they may have found one. ESPN initially reported Santos is being targeted as Teixeira’s replacement, a report later confirmed by MMA Fighting.
Initially, Santos claimed on Twitter that Manuwa turned down a fight with him. Manuwa responded today and suggested the fight is now official:
“ I offered to fight Manuwa in Sao Paulo but he declined. I get it! He is coming off 2 losses doesnt need a 3rd!!!! @ufc @ufc_brasil @canalCombate
— Thiago Marreta (@TMarretaMMA) August 15, 2018
in coming to take this boys head
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) August 17, 2018
Gonna show this boy the meaning of respect ,through violence.
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) August 17, 2018
I never disrespect anyone. Usually, when guys start huffing and puffing, it means they are scared! @ufc @UFCBrasil @canalCombate #UFCSãoPaulo
— Thiago Marreta (@TMarretaMMA) August 17, 2018
Manuwa is coming off of back-to-back losses to Jan Blachowicz and Volkan Oezdemir. Prior to those defeats, he was on a two-fight win streak where he knocked out both of those opponents.
Santos’ last outing resulted in a victory over Kevin Holland at UFC 227. Prior to that, he suffered a first-round knockout loss to David Branch that ended a four-fight win streak.
Check out the UFC Sao Paulo card so far right here:
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in coming to take this boys head 