Filed under: AXS TV Fights , News Wilfredo Santiago Jr. had the CES MMA welterweight championship within his grasp on more than one occasion at CES MMA 42. Chris Curtis wouldn’t give up his belt easily, though, and rallied to defend his title by stoppage in tonight’s headliner. Curtis (15-5) said Santiago Jr. (7-4) hit him harder than any opponent previously in his career, but somehow he survived to get the stoppage at the 1:08 mark of Round 2 in the AXS TV-televised contest at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, RI