Thiago Santos secured one of the most important victories of his career Saturday when he brought his more than two-year winless stretch to an end. Santos (22-9 MMA, 14-8 UFC) snapped his three-fight losing skid in the UFC Fight Night 193 headliner when he earned a unanimous decision victory over Johnny Walker (18-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in the match up of light heavyweight contenders. After fighting Jon Jones to a split decision in July 2019, the Brazilian has fallen on hard times with significant injuries and high profile losses. He said he felt the win over Walker was a turning point, though, and although it wasn’t the most exciting fight, Santos now has momentum back on his side. “Marreta” called for a fight with Jiri Prochazka during the UFC Fight Night 193 post-fight news conference, but the timing might not work out in his favor for that to take place.
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