UFC on ESPN 40 loss

Thiago Santos refuses to be overly harsh on himself after another difficult loss in the UFC on ESPN 40 main event.

Santos (22-11 MMA, 14-10 UFC) suffered his fifth loss in his past six fights on Saturday when he succumbed

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to a fourth-round TKO loss against Jamahal Hill (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC)

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in a back-and-forth fight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The bout received

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Fight of the Night honors, but ultimately “Marreta” didn’t get the result he wanted.

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The past few years have generated some disappointing defeats for Santos,

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, but the Brazilian said he’s determined to keep pushing forward and show that

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he can be better inside the octagon (via Twitter):

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After pushing then-champ Jon Jones to the brink of a split decision at UFC 239 in July 2019,

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