Thiago Santos ‘surprised’ with UFC 239 split decision: ‘I wasn’t too hopeful I would win’

Thiago Santos Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Thiago Santos is trying to look at things from an optimistic perspective.

Fresh off a hard-fought split decision loss to Jon Jones at UFC 239, ‘Marreta’ told Esporte Espetacular he was surprised to learn that one of the judges even scored the fight in his favor after the grueling five-round battle in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In Thiago’s opinion, although he thinks he put on a good fight, Marreta did not feel like he ever did enough to warrant a decision win against ‘Bones,’ especially after seriously injuring both of his knees in the opening round of the fight.

“I was surprised, yes,” Santos said. “Even though I think I touched him more, it was a…