Upon earning a second chance in the UFC, Middleweight Jorge Santiago (24-10) quickly had his hopes of a resurgence extinguished as he went 0-2 and was once again released from the company. Between his two stints in the UFC, a combined thirteen months, Santiago composed a less than impressive 1-4 record, with three of those losses coming by way of knockout.
The UFC is often referred to as the “Big show” and along with the bright lights, there is much tougher competition. When you reach the highest level of competition like the UFC, the skills and greatness a fighter has shown to get to the top sometimes just doesn’t materialize. Such was the case for the former Sengoku middleweight champion Jorge Santiago.
Former UFC middleweight and Sengoku Champion Jorge Santiago will make his first appearance back in a cage since being released from the UFC (for the 2nd time) on March 2nd. “The Sandman” will be making his Titan Fighting Championship debut against fellow Brazilian Leonardo Pecanha in the main event of TFC 21. The event will take place inside the Memorial Hall, with the main card being televised live on HDNet starting at 6pm PT/9pm ET.
Live from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, UFC 136 bring 11 Mixed Martial Arts bouts with two title fights headlining this stacked card. Starting off on Facebook.com then moving over the Spike TV before ending the night out on Pay Per View.
The lightweight division will finally be released from its nearly one year prison sentence at Saturdays UFC 136 when Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard face off for the third time. When the two fought to a draw at UFC 125 in January the top of the lightweight division was locked in handcuffs as they waiting for Edgar vs. Maynard 3. The waiting games are finally over and win, lose or draw the lightweight champion is moving onto another challenger.
In a marathon of UFC cards, we get the best for last with dual title fights headlining UFC 136. First up, the Featherweight strap is on the line, as Jose Aldo faces a 3-time title challenger in Kenny Florian. Whether you think Florian deserves a title shot or not, this is still a fight you can get behind for pure entertainment value. The icing on the cake is the rubber match, and perhaps one of the best fights of the year, as Frankie Edgar once again faces Gray Maynard in defense of his Lightweight title.
UFC 136 in Houston is shaping up to be one of the biggest and best cards in recent memory. Three new fights were recently announced for the card and they should all be very exiting fights.
The event is over, the fans have all left the arena and all the fighters are living it up at their after parties. UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill might be in the books but the task of sorting out what happened tonight and what’s next has just begun.
