Leonardo Santos reminded the world that he should be a player in the UFC lightweight division on Saturday when he returned from a 966-day layoff to score a brutal knockout of Stevie Ray at UFC on ESPN+ 11. Santos (17-3-1 MMA, 6-0-1 UFC), who has not lost in more than a decade, has been out of action since UFC 204 in October 2016 due to injuries and canceled bouts. He finally got back in the octagon on the card at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, and the result against Ray (22-9 MMA, 6-4 UFC) was a reminder of why he’s lost just once in his past 18 fights. The Brazilian landed a devastating counter-punch knockout on Ray just over two minutes into the fight, but his celebration was perhaps even more memorable
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Leonardo Santos KOs Stevie Ray, runs backstage in wild celebration at UFC Stockholm – MMA Junkie