As of November 2021, he had assembled an amazing 28-4 win-misfortune record in his expert blended expressions profession, including a 10-3 win-misfortune record since joining UFC.

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He holds a dark belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Beginning around 2016, he has additionally filled in as a pundit and investigator for UFC Spanish.

Born in Argentina to guardians of Italian legacy, Santiago had begun getting prepared in kickboxing when he was 13 years of age.

He had later fostered an interest in blended hand to hand fighting however since there were not an excessive number of offices to prepare for something similar in Argentina, he had momentarily moved to Florianópolis, the capital and second-biggest city of the province of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. In his initial 5 months there, he used to live in a tent on an ocean side and would get by doing a few unspecialized temp jobs.

 

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In March 2013, he had been chosen as a cast individual from The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2, a portion of the UFC-delivered unscripted tv series The Ultimate Fighter, an unscripted television series and blended combative techniques contest created by the UFC.

He had broken his hand during the elimination round battle and must be substituted for the last.

His elimination round battle was chosen as the ‘Battle of the Season’. He had made his UFC debut in November 2013 and had lost that session through consistent choice.

In July 2017, during UFC Fight Night 113, he had turned into the very first contender to have completed Gunnar Nelson by knockout.

 

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The success had additionally procured him his first ‘Execution of the Night’ UFC Bonus Award. Gunnar had later asserted that Santiago had jabbed him in the eye, a case that the last option had denied.

As of November of 2021, he had won 4 UFC Bonus Awards (separate money rewards generally granted to 4 contenders after each UFC occasion, in view of interior choices by the UFC the executives) – ‘Battle of the Night’ (two times) and ‘Execution of the Night’ (two times).

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