Thiago Santos to serve as backup plan for TUF 27 Finale main event

Thiago Santos will be in Las Vegas next month as a backup plan for the TUF 27 Finale main event between Israel Adesanya and Brad Tavares, MMA Fighting has learned.
Middleweight sensation “The Last Stylebender” was booked to headline the July 6 card at the T-Mobile Arena versus Tavares, but UFC president Dana White told TMZ last week that Tavares was out with a broken foot and would likely be replaced by Santos.
A few days later, Tavares told Khon2 that the fight is “100% on,&r