In 2019, Thiago Santos fought for UFC gold. Instead of taking home the belt, he left with injuries that sidelined him for 16 months. Defying the odds was nothing new for “Marreta,” who forged his survivor skills as a child in Rio de Janeiro.
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This dudes pain tolerance and mental fortitude are inspiring to me.
Only a few could endure that much pain and still fight through it.. 💪
Testicular fortitude
Always rooted for Thiago to come back to his old form. A beast and a gentlemen.
Nice to see videos of guys like Santos. His story is better than most of the hype trains they try to blow up.
This put me on a rollercoaster of emotions for sure. When he fought Glover, I could see that he was still dangerous, but Glover was on a mission at that point and almost unbeatable. Anyway, wish Santos nothing but the best, he was for sure one of a kind at his prime ❤.
Very touching and well made video. Like Dana always says, it's a crazy sport, one fight can change your life. For good or for bad. I've been following Thiago for many years, every speech, every interview, he's that nice, humble and gentle guy. Nothing but respect.
His post fight speech after Jones made me appreciate Thiago 100 times more!
Congrats UFC for this series, best content released so far, truly inspirational! You're a warrior Marreta!
only people who tore their acl and meniscus completely know how impossible this sounds. when i tore mine, i couldnt even extend my leg let alone standing. not to mention the unbearable pain.
What a beast
Watching this on my hometrainer bike after two surgeries (shoulder and knee) last year and I feel so inspired and motivated
One of the more underrated strikers on the roster
Still a fan of Mr Santos. His best skill is Muay Thai. If Sagat was Brazillian.
Um guerreiro so quem morou no rio de janeiro sabe
Not only those who live in Rio de Janeiro but the whole world knows
é um vencedor por natureza. toda minha reverência. massa o ufc produzir esse documentário. são histórias que devem ser contadas inúmeras vezes.
He’s an inspiration.
Inspiring aye right then
Makes you realise how underpaid some of these fighters really are
1:08 His knee pops 😳
Would really like to see Thiago have another successful run one last time maybe retire with the gold
Not a scarier striker in his prime than the sledgehammer…
Gave him the brazilian rocky speech😂
Thiago Silva The man who kicked JJ ass
Thiago santos' knee was already messed up. If you watch his fight vs Anthony Smith you can see him having issues with stability their too. Luckily Smith is an easier fight.
santos fucked glover up dude lol. He had one of those cartoon hematomas that looks like a bowling pin.
if youve kept up with santos youll know he was done for T enhancing... respect to the guy but come on man
This is a fucked up title after what Jon Jones does to everyone's knees lol.
First one here
Watch Ex Muslim Sahil
He coming back with a vengence