{"id":334949,"date":"2019-12-11T09:42:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T17:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=334949"},"modified":"2019-12-11T09:42:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T17:42:01","slug":"thiago-santos-updates-on-recovery-gives-timeframe-for-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/thiago-santos\/thiago-santos-updates-on-recovery-gives-timeframe-for-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Thiago Santos updates on recovery, gives timeframe for return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having been on the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/even-in-defeat-to-jon-jones-thiago-santos-gave-hope-to-an-ebbing-light-heavyweight-division\/\">sidelines due to knee surgery<\/a> since his title fight against Jon Jones at UFC 239 this past summer, Thiago Santos has finally given a timeline for when he expects to return, and he&#8217;s still got some waiting ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2019\/12\/ufc-thiago-santos-aiming-for-return-no-1-contender-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a> while in Washington, D.C. for the UFC&#8217;s latest fight card, Santos gave an update\u00a0about where he&#8217;s at in recovery, when he expects to return, and what he plans for his return to the light heavyweight division.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his recovery schedule and when he plans to return, Santos said things have progressed well and a return this summer is his targeted plan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My recovery is going so good,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I started training and continuing my recovery in Las Vegas, and I hope I will be back soon. Maybe June or before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As Santos&#8217; most recent opponent, the champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-vs-dominick-reyes-opening-betting-odds-released\/\">Jon Jones, prepares for a title fight against rising prospect Dominick Reyes<\/a>, Santos divulged that he doesn&#8217;t expect to jump right back into a title fight. He&#8217;s just eager to get back into the cage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will see what the UFC has for me,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If the UFC puts me in line for a title shot, for me it&#8217;s ok because I will fight again 100%. So for me, it doesn&#8217;t matter but if I need to do one fight before, it&#8217;s ok too. I&#8217;m hungry for fight again, so I will be so happy to fight again, so it doesn&#8217;t matter if I&#8217;m in line for a title shot or one fight before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Santos works back from injury, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-defends-decision-to-fight-dominick-reyes-over-corey-anderson\/\">Jones is already scheduled to face Reyes in February at UFC 247<\/a>, and top contenders <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/corey-anderson-vs-jan-blachowicz-headlines-ufc-new-mexico\/\">Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz<\/a> are reportedly set to fight each other the following weekend in February in a possible title eliminator.<\/p>\n<p>The top of the light heavyweight division could get interesting based on how the top two scheduled division fights go in February, and it&#8217;ll be interesting to see where Thiago Santos fits into the division picture upon his return.<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see Thiago Santos face in his return to the Octagon?<\/p>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 12\/11\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having been on the sidelines due to knee surgery since his title fight against Jon Jones at UFC 239 this past summer, Thiago Santos has finally given a timeline for when he expects to return, and he&#8217;s still got some waiting ahead. 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