The way Thiago Santos tells it, he knew exactly what was coming. So he went for the big finish.
Santos (14-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) experienced a back-and-forth affair in the first round against Jack Marshman that, in a sense, proved to be beneficial as Santos picked up on a punching habit that stuck with him heading into the second round.
“I thought to myself, ‘In the second round, he’s going to do the exact same thing, and that’s when I’m going to throw my kick,’” Santos said.
And throw it he did, landing on the side of the head and sending Marshman (21-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) to the mat, where Santos pounced for the finish.
The middleweight bout was part of the preliminary card of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 105 event at Scotiabank Centre. It aired on FS1 following an additional prelim on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of the main card on FS1.
Check out all the angles of Santos’ impressive kick above.
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