Report: Thiago Santos nearly beat Jon Jones with torn ACL, MCL, PCL and meniscus

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As Thiago Santos squared off against Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title on Saturday, the UFC 239 broadcast repeatedly speculated that the Brazilian fighter was hobbled by a torn ACL suffered at the end of the first round. As it turns out, Santos' injury was so, so much worse than just a torn ACL. Thiago Santos fought Jon Jones with nearly every ligament in his knee torn According to comments from his manager to ESPN, Santos tore the ACL, MCL, PCL and meniscus of his left knee as the first round ended.

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