Leonardo Santos didn’t like the experience of losing for the first time in 12 years. Santos (18-4-1 MMA, 7-1-1 UFC), who fights Clay Guida (36-21 MMA, 16-15 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 31 lightweight featured bout, had his 13-fight unbeaten streak snapped in March when he suffered a third-round TKO loss to Grant Dawson. It was an abrupt end to a run that dated back to May 2009 and included eight consecutive UFC appearances without a defeat. Santos is aware defeat is inevitable for almost everyone in the game, though, so he’s able to take his lumps and move forward. “I always learn all the time – I hate loss,” Santos told MMA Junkie at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN 31 media day.
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