Thiago Santos vs Jamahal Hill Live Scores [UPDATED]

UFC Vegas 59: Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill Live Scores [UPDATED].

at ufc Vegas 59, Thiago Santos will have to work to defend his spot and earn his way back to another light heavyweight title fight while Jamahal Hill gets the best chance to present himself as a legitimate top contender.

The two 205-pound fighters will face off in the main event of UFC Vegas 59.

Santos’ fortunes have not been quite the same since he came up short in a controversial split-decision loss to Jon Jones at UFC 239. That loss to Jones marked the beginning of his current low streak, which has seen him lose four of his last five. He last fought at UFC Vegas 50 in March. Dropping a decision on Magomed Ankalaev.

Hill has won 10 of his 12 professional MMA fights and has won back-to-back fights since his only loss. Hill scored a 48-second knockout of Jimmy Crute in front of one in December KO by Johnny Walker in just under three minutes at UFC Vegas 48 in February.

UFC Vegas 59 will also feature the final bouts of The Ultimate Fighter Season 30. The heavyweight final will see Mohammed Usman, brother of UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, take on Zac Pauga. In the women’s flyweight division, Brogan Walker-Sanchez takes on Juliana Miller.

Welterweights Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal fight in the co-main event.

UFC Vegas 59 Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+, 10pm ET/7pm PT)

• Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill
• Vicente Luque vs. Geoff Neal
• Zac Pauga versus Mohammed Usman
• Brogan Walker-Sanchez vs. Juliana Miller
• Augusto Sakai versus Sergey Spivak
• Ariane Lipski vs. Priscila Cachoeira

UFC Vegas 59 Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+, 7pm ET/4pm PT)

• Sam Alvey vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
• Terrance McKinney vs. Erick Gonzalez
• Fight between Takashi Sato and Bryan
• Miranda Granger vs. Cory McKenna
• Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Stephanie Egger

UFC Vegas 59: Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill will be held live from UFC APEX on August 6, 2022. Follow FanSided MMA for all your live scores and highlights.