The
UFC on ESPN 40 headliner did not go as planned for Thiago
Santos, but the former light heavyweight title challenger is
maintaining a positive outlook.
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Santos fell to Jamahal
Hill via fourth-round technical knockout on Saturday night at
the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. “Marreta” had his moments, including a
fourth round where he landed five of his six takedowns. That effort
drained his stamina, however, and Hill was able to pour it on for
the finish in Round 4. The bout was ultimately received “Fight of
the Night” honors from promotion officials.
“I worked hard and I had a amazing training camp,” Santos wrote on
social media. “I [left] everything there and still wasn’t enough,
no shame about that —just a bad night in the office.
Congratulations to Hill. I will be back stronger and better. Thank
you all.”
I worked hard and I had a amazing training
camp, i let everything there and still wasn’t enough, no shame
about that, just a bad night in the office, congratulations to
Hill. I will be back stronger and better. Thank you all pic.twitter.com/RpP3RpZ3rp— Thiago Marreta (@TMarretaMMA)
August 8, 2022
The 38-year-old Santos has fallen on hard times after giving
Jon
Jones a difficult test in a split-decision defeat at UFC 239 in
July 2019. That fight resulted in Santos undergoing surgery on both
knees, and he has lost four of five promotional appearances since
then.