Thiago Santos is facing a tall order Saturday when he takes on Jon Jones for the UFC’s light heavyweight title, and thinks now is the perfect time to challenge for the belt. Santos has the opportunity of a lifetime when he headlines UFC 239 against Jones for the light heavyweight championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He said the ups and downs he’s faced throughout his MMA career are what brought him here. “All my fights up to this point were very important – not just the wins, but also the losses,” Santos told MMA Junkie. “They helped me mature, to see where I was going wrong.
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