Thiago “Marreta” Santos (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) registered his fourth consecutive win, finishing a durable Anthony Smith (28-13 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in a thriller. The middleweight bout opened up the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 125 event at Mangueirinho Gymnasium in Belem, Para, Brazil. It aired on FS1 following prelims on FS2 and UFC Fight Pass. Santos came out aggressively, firing kicks at all levels, including a pair of huge early shots to the head that Smith not only survived but also pushed through to fall into mount. Santos remained calm underneath and swept back to top briefly after, pummeling away at the body once he established the dominant position. A gritty Smith somehow worked his way back to the feet, where the two men teed off and landed clean with simultaneous elbows
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