Brazilian middleweight contender Thiago Santos asked and it looks like he shall receive. MMA Fighting reports that “Marreta” has agreed to fight Gegard Mousasi on the UFC 200 preliminary card on Saturday, July 9th. Portal do Vale Tudo had the initial story. UFC officials have not finalized the bout, but an announcement is expected to be made shortly. Santos would be replacing Derek Brunson, who withdrew from the card due to undisclosed reasons.
Santos (13-3) has won his last 4 bouts, with 3 of them coming by way of knockout. He easily dispatched Nate Marquardt at UFC 198, but his best win is a unanimous decision against then-unbeaten Elias Theodorou in December 2015.