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UFC Fight Night 137 winner Thales Leites hopes next journey as amazing as MMA career

BAD MMA News — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:32:36 +0000

SAO PAULO – Thales Leites is proud of his MMA accomplishments and is walking out with his head held high after retiring at UFC Fight Night 137. Leites (28-9 MMA, 13-8 UFC), a former UFC title challenger, won what he designated as his final bout, taking a unanimous decision against Hector Lombard (34-10-1 MMA, 3-8 UFC) on Saturday at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. Although Leites announced he would retire not long after the fight against Lombard was made official, Leites said the reality was different than expected. “It’s better than I imagined at this moment for sure,” Leites told reporters, including MMAjunkie, during his post-fight scrum

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UFC Sao Paulo results: Thales Leites hobbled, but guts way to final win over Hector Lombard

BAD MMA News — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 00:33:42 +0000

If it is, indeed, his final fight Thales Leites (28-9 MMA, 13-8 UFC) can leave with his head held high after outworking Hector Lombard (34-10-1 MMA, 3-8 UFC) for a gutsy decision win. The middleweight bout took place on the UFC Fight Pass-streamed prelims of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 137 event from Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. Additional prelim bouts followed on FS2 prior to the main card on FS1. The two grapplers were content to trade strikes to open, with Leites missing on a several high kicks but both men finding success while chopping at the legs. Lombard began to get the best of it as the round wore on, and Leites’ left leg was visibly battered. Lombard continued chopping the leg in the second, and while he slipped briefly to the floor after one such strike, Leites wasn’t able to keep him on the canvas.

UFC Sao Paulo results: Thales Leites hobbled, but guts way to final win over Hector Lombard – MMA Junkie

Thales Leites will end almost 15-year MMA career at UFC Sao Paulo with head held high

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 01:39:37 +0000

We often hear fighters approaching retirement announcements cautiously, peppering terms like “for now” and “if,” almost so as not to make too definitive. You won’t get that from 15-year MMA vet Thales Leites (27-9 MMA, 12-8 UFC), though. After he leaves the octagon at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, where he meets Hector Lombard (34-9-1 MMA, 3-7 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 135 on Sept. 22, Leites has made his peace with the fact that will no longer be an MMA fighter. “It’s not an idea,” Leites told MMAjunkie

Thales Leites will end almost 15-year MMA career at UFC Sao Paulo with head held high – MMA Junkie

Thales Leites meets Hector Lombard at UFC Fight Night 137 in Sao Paulo

BAD MMA News — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:29:57 +0000

A middleweight bout between Thales Leites and Hector Lombard is the latest addition to September’s UFC Fight Night 137 lineup. Lombard (34-9-1 MMA, 3-7 UFC) announced the matchup with Leites (27-9 MMA, 12-8 UFC) on social media following an initial report from Globo (via

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UFC 224 results: Injured Jack Hermansson scores emotional comeback over Thales Leites

BAD MMA News — Sun, 13 May 2018 00:26:27 +0000

In one of the more impressive wins in his UFC career Jack Hermansson scored a memorable third-round finish of Thales Leites . The middleweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC 224 event at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of additional prelims on FX and a main card on pay-per-view. Hermansson was effective from the start, showing great movement in the cage and leaping in and out of range with strikes.

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Jack Hermansson limped his way to victory just in time to be overcome by pain at UFC 224

BAD MMA News — Sun, 13 May 2018 00:26:25 +0000

You can go ahead and pick your reason why Jack Hermansson should have lost his UFC 224 prelim bout with Thales Leites . Was it the leg he could barely stand on by the third round? The rib injury that made him cry out in pain so loud the referee almost stepped in? How about the chokes by Leites (27-9 MMA, 7-5 UFC), which seemed very near to ending the fight on at least two separate occasions? And yet somehow Hermansson (17-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) gutted it all out, seized his moment when the opportunity presented itself, and pounced with some vicious ground-and-pound to cap off an impressive comeback via TKO victory midway through the third. WHAT

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UFC 224′s Thales Leites sees alternating wins and losses as unacceptable career path

BAD MMA News — Sat, 12 May 2018 19:30:22 +0000

Nearly 15 years into his MMA career, Thales Leites isn’t content. He doesn’t want to be just another guy in the UFC’s middleweight division, and even more so than that, he doesn’t want to be a fighter who tastes defeat as much, or perhaps even more often, than victory. That’s kind of where Leites (27-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) finds himself now, though, ahead of his matchup with Jack Hermansson (16-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC 224 card. The former UFC title challenger has alternated wins and losses over his past five fights, and that doesn’t sit particularly well with him. Even at 36 and with three dozen pro fights, Leites said he still has the drive to be one of the top fighters in the world.

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Report: Jack Hermansson heads back to Brazil to meet Thales Leites at UFC 224

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:50:32 +0000

A pair of middleweights looking to get back into the win column have been booked for the UFC’s return to Brazil. Jack Hermansson (16-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will head into hostile territory to take on Thales Leites (27-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) at UFC 224. The matchup first was reported by Brazilian news outlet Combate , though UFC officials have not yet made a formal announcement. UFC 224 will take place May 12 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

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UFC 216 results: Brad Tavares jabs, kicks way to unanimous decision over Thales Leites

BAD MMA News — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 00:05:27 +0000

Brad Tavares made easy work of Thales Leites , battering the Brazilian with a steady left jab and a vicious right kick. Tavares (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) took a unanimous decision from Leites (27-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC), more than doubling up on him in total strikes. The Las Vegas resident cruised with a pair of 30-26 scores and a 30-27. The middleweight bout opened up the preliminary card of today’s UFC 216 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of additional prelims on FX and a main card on pay-per-view. Related UFC 216 play-by-play and live results (7 p.m

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After UFC Fight Night 108 win, Thales Leites wants rematch with Krzysztof Jotko

BAD MMA News — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 20:05:14 +0000

Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos NASHVILLE – Thales Leites has fought only one rematch during his 34-fight MMA career. After his victory over Sam Alvey at UFC Fight Night 108, he wants a second chance against the man who most recently defeated him. Leites (27-7 MMA, 12-6 UFC) topped Alvey (30-9 MMA, 7-4 UFC) via unanimous decision in the featured FS2-televised preliminary-card bout on Saturday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville (the main card aired on FS1). Immediately afterward, the former UFC middleweight title challenger requested a rematch with Krzysztof Jotko (19-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC). “I won’t lie, I would like a rematch with Krzysztof Jotko, who (beat) me in my last fight,” Leites told MMAjunkie after his win.

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