Thiago Santos is saying all the right things leading up to his title fight against Jon Jones.
“I am the guy that will win against Jon Jones,” he said, not that anyone would expect him to say differently.
He trained hard, he feels prepared and he’ll do his best to accomplish his dream of becoming a UFC champion.
The problem is, in 12 title fights, nobody has taken Jones down.
So what’s the difference for “Marreta?”
“My power,” he said. “I will do it.”
It’s hard to argue against his approach. All but two of his 13 UFC wins have come by way of knockout, and he debatably carries the most dangerous one-punch power Jones has faced since Vitor Belfort at UFC 152.