For the first time, Thiago “Marreta” Santos will get the chance to headline a UFC show in a few weeks – but he wondered if another main event possibility was going to fall by the wayside. Santos (18-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) will move up to the light heavyweight division from middleweight to replace the injured Glover Teixeira against Jimi Manuwa (17-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in the headlining bout at UFC Fight Night 137, which takes place Sept. 22 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass
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