"Former UFC middleweight title contender Thales Leites has been released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship."
"The Fight Network learned of Leites' release from sources close to the Brazilian fighter."
"A split decision win over Nate Marquardt, followed by a first-round submission of Drew McFedries, was enough to earn Leites a middleweight title shot against Anderson Silva at UFC 97 in April."
"Leites dropped a less than spectacular unanimous decision to Silva in the fight, although he is the only person in the UFC to take "The Spider" all five rounds."
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"He built his whole reputation (as a) waffle house chef. They've been serving him up ham and eggs with a side of canned tomatoes." - Don Frye on Fedor Emelianenko
Leites saw that .gif of Silva/Hendo & got scared…
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by Scott C. Broussard on Aug 13, 2009 2:43 AM EDT up reply actions
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