Bruno Santos (born July 17, 1987) is a Brazilian

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currently fighting in the Middleweight division of the

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now known as

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and is currently ranked as #1 contender for the belt.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Santos faced Danilo Pereira on August 29, 2009, at Win Fight & Entertainment 4 for the WFE Middleweight Championship, winning via unanimous decision.

Bellator MMA

Undefeated at 12–0, Santos made his Bellator debut against Giva Santana at

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on March 16, 2012. Though a considerable underdog coming into the fight, Santos would win the fight via unanimous decision, remaining undefeated in the process. He was then expected to face Brian Rogers on April 20, 2012 at Bellator 66, however Santos was forced out of the bout due to a shoulder injury.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Little over a year after his win over Giva Santana, Santos was signed by the UFC and made his debut against fellow newcomer

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on December 7, 2013, at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot. Santos lost the fight via unanimous decision. Santos faced

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on July 5, 2014. He won the fight by split decision. Santos next faced Elias Theodorou on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

World Series of Fighting

On December 31, 2016, Santos made his

debut at WSOF 34 against undefeated Vagab Vagabov. He won the fight via split decision. On July 29, 2017 Bruno Santos defeated Rex Harris in a middleweight bout at �
PFL: Everett
” the second event for the newly formed

bringing his professional MMA record to 16-2.

Championships and accomplishments

* Win Fight & Entertainment ** WFE Middleweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Bruno 1987 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu