Thales Leites Thales Leites has quietly had a very successful career in MMA, but many fans will forever associate him with only one thing – the horrendous fight with Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 97. One fight after losing to Silva, Leites (25-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) dropped a controversial split decision to Alessio Sakara and was released from the UFC. Leites has won 11 of 12 fights since the Sakara loss, including a five-fight winning streak in the UFC since his August 2013 return. Seven of those 11 wins have come by way of stoppage. That run of success has landed Leites in the main event of UFC Fight Night 72, which takes place at SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland and airs on Fox Sports 1 following early preliminary fights on UFC Fight Pass.
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Thales Leites: Run that led to UFC Fight Night 72 main event ‘the fruits of our work’ – MMA Junkie