Thales Leites is no stranger to big opportunities in the UFC’s octagon. The former middleweight title challenger had an eight-fight winning streak snapped in his most recent bout after dropping a split decision to Michael Bisping. The loss was a setback to the middleweight, who is on his second stint in the UFC after a first run in the promotion ended with a lackluster attempt to wrest the belt from the waist of then-champion Anderson Silva and a follow-up loss to Alessio Sakara. At UFC Fight Night 84 on Saturday, Leites (25-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) faces Gegard Mousasi (37-6-2 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in the UFC Fight Pass-streamed card’s co-main event from The O2 in London. It’s another big opportunity for the Brazilian, currently ranked No. 9 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings , as he takes on the No.
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After lessons from Bisping loss, Thales Leites ready for Mousasi at UFC Fight Night 84 – MMA Junkie