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.
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