With four UFC shows slated for April, Friday’s UFC Fight Night 39 event on UFC Fight Pass may have been overlooked. Fortunately, a few fighters made fans take notice as the eight-bout card from du Arena in Abu Dhabi included some standout performances. In stark contrast to the organization’s previous event in the Middle East, the main event was the high point of the night as Roy Nelson knocked Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira out cold with his trademark right hand just minutes into the contest. It was one of many highlights on the card. Now that the UFC’s fourth UFC Fight Pass event is in the books, here are MMAjunkie’s three stars for UFC Fight Night 39: Third Star: Thales Leites Former UFC title challengers are cut from the organization all the time, but what’s rare is for one to work his way back to the roster and regain a position as a threat. In the case of Thales Leites (23-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC), that’s exactly what’s happened, and the 32-year-old now finds himself in the midst of a three-fight UFC winning streak, the latest of which was a 45-second blowout of Trevor Smith (11-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) on Friday
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The three stars of ‘UFC Fight Night 39: Nogueira vs. Nelson’ in Abu Dhabi – MMA Junkie