A light heavyweight scrap between perennial division contenders Thiago Santos and Jan Blachowicz served as the headliner of today’s UFC Prague event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thiago Santos entered tonight’s main event on a three-fight winning streak, having won seven of his past eight overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his most recent effort this past December at UFC 231, Santos defeated Jimi Manuwa via second-round knockout<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, Jan Blachowicz was most recently seen in action this past September in Russia, where he defeated Nikita Krylov via submission. That victory extended the 35-year-old’s win streak to four in a row, as he had previously defeated Jimi Manuwa, Jared Cannonier and Devin Clark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tonight’s UFC Prague main event went back and forth in the opening ten minutes. Santos utilized some strong low kicks, while Blachowicz was able to find a home for his jab on frequent occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In round three the tide would turn in complete favor of Thiago Santos. The Brazilian caught Yan coming in with a big counter punch, which sent Blachowicz crashing to the canvas. From there, Thiago Santos would deliver some crushing hammer fists which forced the referee to step in<\/a> and call the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n