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Thiago Santos Stops Eryk Anders with Barrage of Punches, Elbows in UFC Fight Night 137 Headliner

"Ya Boi" done passed out. Thiago "Marreta" Santos (19-6) outlasts and brutalizes Eryk Anders, rendering the former Alabama linebacker unable to continue at the end of the third. The 34-year-old is 6-1 in his last seven and has finished 14 of 19 wins, 13 by knockout. #UFCSP pic.twitter.com/xhuRMGfefM

— Tanuki Usman (@Hamderlei) September 23, 2018

Thiago Santos was victorious in what was his first-ever Ultimate Fighting Championship main event bout as he wound up stopping Eryk Anders in a thrilling back-and-forth war at UFC Fight Night 137 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.