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Thiago Santos Thinks He Beat Jon Jones, Says There ‘Has To Be A Rematch’

UFC light heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos recently rewatched his fight with Jon Jones and believes he won. Santos challenged Jones for the light heavyweight title in the UFC 239 headliner last month. “Marreta” would take Jones the full distance and even won on one judge’s scorecard. However, the other two scored it for Jones, […]

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UFC light heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos recently rewatched his fight with Jon Jones and believes he won.

Santos challenged Jones for the light heavyweight title in the UFC 239 headliner last month. “Marreta” would take Jones the full distance and even won on one judge’s scorecard. However, the other two scored it for Jones, meaning the champion would retain his belt via split decision.

However, all the talk was about Santos and his performance, especially considering he was heavily compromised early on in the fight, having injured his left knee. He has since undergone surgery and having had time to rewatch the fight, believes he won at least three rounds:

“Yes, I saw it once last week,” he recently told ESPN. “It’s difficult for me to watch. That’s why it took me so long to watch it. If I was a judge, I would have given that fight to Thiago Santos. I think I won Rounds 1, 2 and 5.

“I think the fact Jones was the champion weighed on the judges’ decision. I think the challenger has to do more to take the belt from the champion.“

Despite many telling him that he won, the defeat still hurts Santos. However, he’s insistent that a rematch must happen to find out who the real winner is when both are healthy.

“There has to be a rematch,” he added. “As soon as I am 100%, we have to get back in there and find out a real winner.“

Despite some initial hesitation from Jones, he is open to a rematch as well.

How did you score the first fight? Do you think Santos can get the job done in a rematch?

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Ben Askren: Jorge Masvidal Should Thank Me For Making Him ‘A Lot Of Money’

Ben Askren hasn’t gotten past his defeat to Jorge Masvidal, but believes the latter should thank him for everything that’s happened since. Askren suffered the misfortune of receiving the quickest knockout in UFC history when he was at the end of a flying knee from Masvidal last month. It was a first professional defeat for […]

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Ben Askren hasn’t gotten past his defeat to Jorge Masvidal, but believes the latter should thank him for everything that’s happened since.

Askren suffered the misfortune of receiving the quickest knockout in UFC history when he was at the end of a flying knee from Masvidal last month. It was a first professional defeat for “Funky” and recently appearing on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday, he spoke of how he ruined his life’s dream.

As for Masvidal, his popularity has further skyrocketed and there has even been talk of him potentially facing Conor McGregor next, if not a welterweight title shot. And Askren believes all this is because of him:

“I will acknowledge that I made him this popular,” Askren said (via MMA Mania). “I brought the best in him. So it’s fine, it’s part of the game. We were the most anticipated fight by far on the biggest card of the year. And it definitely wasn’t because Jorge decided not to show up to two different press events. It was because I made it that way.

“Jorge can say I’m a dick, or whatever the hell he wants to say about me, but if he wasn’t so rude, he should probably say, ‘thank you for making me a lot of money.’”

Askren, meanwhile, looks set to face Demian Maia in the headliner for UFC Singapore later this year. He believes he now needs at least two wins to stake a claim for a welterweight title shot.

What do you think of Askren’s comments? Do you think he can get back into title contention?

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Thiago Santos Want Rematch Against Jon Jones After Thinking He Won 3 Rounds

Thiago Santos wants to run things back with Jon Jones when he gets healthy. At UFC 239, the Brazilian was taking on Jones in the main event. There, many expected “Bones” to win rather easily. Yet, that is the opposite of what happened as Sa…

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Ben Askren Admits He ‘F*cked Up My Life’s Dream’ With Jorge Masvidal Loss

Ben Askren is no longer undefeated in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career. “Funky” was the victim of the fastest knockout loss in UFC history against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 239 in early July. Askren was caught with a flying knee shooting in on a takedown attempt. He has handled the defeat with class and […]

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Ben Askren is no longer undefeated in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career.

“Funky” was the victim of the fastest knockout loss in UFC history against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 239 in early July. Askren was caught with a flying knee shooting in on a takedown attempt. He has handled the defeat with class and was asked about how he’s feeling about the loss a month removed from the fight.

Speaking on “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show” today (Mon. August 5, 2019), Askren admitted he “f*cked up” his life’s dream with the loss.

“I just told you, Ariel, I try not to think about the fact that I f*cked up my life’s dream,” Askren said. “I mean, think about this, for nine years I’m trying to prove I’m the best fighter in the world. I am so close to doing that, so close, and I let stupid Jorge Masvidal knee me in the head. I haven’t been knocked down in 19 fights.

“I didn’t get knocked down one time. And then I let this idiot knee me in the head and get knocked out. And now I don’t get to chase the dream that I had, I mean everything was working out so perfectly. I have accepted the fact that I blew it, but I try not to dwell on that fact. I try to move on. The rest of my life is great. Everything is going well.”

Now, Askren hopes to bounce back with a victory over a veteran in Demian Maia. The pair agreed to fight on social media recently, and Askren teased an official bout announcement could be coming very soon.

What do you think about Askren saying he crushed his life’s dream by losing to Jorge Masvidal?

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Chael Sonnen: Jon Jones Can’t Sell Out Arenas Because He’s Stupid

Chael Sonnen won’t let up on Jon Jones. The retired ‘American Gangster’ recently said ‘Bones’ has regressed in his abilities because he’s no longer on performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Now, he’s back blasting Jones’ abilities – or lack thereof – to sell out a fight. Speaking in a recent video on his YouTube channel (transcribed by […]

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Doctors Have No Clue How Thiago Santos Fought Jon Jones

Recent UFC title challenger Thiago Santos is apparently a marvel of modern sports medicine – or perhaps lack thereof. “Marreta” took light heavyweight champion Jon Jones to the limit in the main event of July 6’s UFC 239. The Brazilian slugger nearly dethroned the champion, only to ultimately lose by split decision. It was apparent […]

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