Thiago Santos may currently be on a losing skid, but his confidence hasn’t wavered. Santos (21-8 MMA, 13-7 UFC) will look to get back into the win column when he takes on Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 259 , which takes place Saturday, March 6 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Despite losing his last two bouts, Santos has had moments of brilliance in the octagon, including finishes of current 205-pound champion Jan Blachowicz and former title challenger Anthony Smith. His past two blemishes came in a narrow split decision loss to former UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones and a submission loss to top contender Glover Teixeira.
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