Why Thiago Santos is actually one of the best fighters in MMA

[Bucky O'Hare]

because of the gif I stopped reading at "elite kicker"

 

[Th3Sav4ge]

im in. thiago is a beast

 

[Fesaine]

Santos is one of the only explosive fighters that has great cardio. That's a rare and deadly combination

 

[RVCA]

Santos is one of the only explosive fighters that has great cardio. That's a rare and deadly combination

It's rare indeed in MMA, seems to be more common in high level boxing

 

[Hotora86]

Well, he did beat Jones so... yeah.

 

[Andrei Orlovski]

Thiago Santos is what UFC should be all about, Just stand and bang power shots, none of that hugging each other on the ground.
Just bleed bless.

 

[usadaguy]

Thiago Santos is one of the best LHW right now. He is fast, KO power, improved wrestling and BJJ, deadly muay thai, fight IQ and very good cardio at this weight class. Good chin as well. Jones is not past prime, Thiago Santos was bad matchup for him (on the feet) cause Jones striking background is muay thai as well. Santos is just a better striker than Jones.

 

[PurpleDrank]

Rewatched his his fight with Jon last night. You can definitely make a case he won 3-2.

 

[Paynebringer]

He's a really good athletic fighter still remains to be seen if he's one of the best fighters in mma, only time will tell us that...