David Larsen 
@adminFormer UFC title challenger Thiago Santos fought the rising fighter Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night 192. The fight wasn’t that exciting as everyone thought it would be. The duo gave their best in the fight but couldn’t put more volume in their fight. The fight went to a distance and was headed to the judges. Thiago Santos snapped his three-fight losing skid on Saturday with a unanimous decision win over Johnny Walker. The loss put Johnny on another losing phase of his career. He went into the fight with a win over Ryan. After the Thiago Santos expressed his feeling and revealed how his knee surgery affected his career.
Thiago Santos Talks About His Latest Win
“You know I went through hard times since when I did my surgery – it’s hard to recover,” Santos told media at the post-fight at UFC Fight Night 193. “I stopped (fighting) for a year and a half and then fought against Glover, lost. I took another fight against Rakic, lost. But no one runs me over. It’s a tough fight. I fought against them against tough guys. Every single fight I feel better. It’s important to me. I go down and go up. … I was 100 percent going to fight better against Johnny Walker and this happened.”
Santos Wants To Fight Jiri
“I think I deserve something more and I want the champion. Mayeb top 5, one more fight and I think if I win the fight I can go to the title shot again. I think I deserve that. I had a fight against the No. 10 (in the UFC rankings). I want a top 5 who can bring me to the title shot again.”
“Jiri Prochazka, if he don’t want to wait for (title) fight – I’m here,” Santos said. “I can fight against him. He’s a good fighter, all respect to him, but I watch his fights. He thinks his chin is strong, but it’s because he didn’t fight against ‘The Hammer.’ If he want to try to test his chin, I’m here. I’m here.”
For now, Santos said he plans to take one week off and enjoy the fruits of his labor. He was in desperate need of a win at UFC Fight Night 193, and although it wasn’t as spectacular as some of his other wins, he got the result he needed.
“It’s not always we can finish the fight, but I tried,” Santos said. “He is a tough guy. He is big, but he is fast. I tried to do my best, but anyway, I won that fight. No question about that.”
Johnny Walker Issues Statement After Loss
“I think I broke my foot a little bit. A little fracture. That’s why I stop kicking.”
“The result don’t come but I’m very happy, 5 rounds , against top 5 , and i get so much experience and I learn and feel it , so let’s go , keep working , thank @danawhite @ufc for the opportunity, God bless you all”
