Ufc Santos Vs Jones
Thiago Santos suffered some painful knee injuries early in his light heavyweight title fight against Jon Jones at UFC 239 but was still able to go the full five rounds before losing via split decision.
An MRI after the fight showed that he tore his the ACL, MCL, PCL, and meniscus in his left knee. He also re-injured his right knee and underwent surgery on both knees days after UFC 239.
Santos shared a brutal update this week on his recovery, saying he is in a wheelchair a lot, he can’t sleep or eat correctly because of the medications that he’s on, and the he fears going to the bathroom because the walk is so painful:
Jones saw this update and tweeted his support:
Fighters are incredibly brave and strong people and this is just more proof of that. The next time you think of booing during a fight, just don’t.
Santos Saturday, July 6, 2019 Main Card (10:00p ET) Main Event - Five Rounds for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos Co-Main Event - Five Rounds for the UFC Bantamweight Championship Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal Jan Blachowicz.
Ufc 239 Jones Vs. Santos Results
Ufc Fight Jones Vs Santos
Check out MMA News’ UFC 239 results below: Main Card. Light heavyweight title bout: Jon Jones (champion) vs. Thiago Santos Round 1: Jones starts out with some leg kicks.Santos answered back that. Maybe Santos “threw better strikes” but except for the leg kicks, almost none of them landed. As far as “making the fight happen,” Jones was advancing 95% of the fight. Santos was looking to counter and occasionally blitzing forward. Tiger. 1 year ago. — 42,391 total possible lineups at/below the $50,000 salary threshold that do not include more than one (1) fighter from the same fight (i.e./e.g., where Jones can’t fight Santos) — 0 total possible lineups at/below the $50,000 salary threshold that include six (6) favorites (i.e. Entire lineup is composed entirely of fight favorites). July 25, 2019 3:39 pm Thiago Santos suffered some painful knee injuries early in his light heavyweight title fight against Jon Jones at UFC 239 but was still able to go the full five rounds before.