Luana Santos explains how Hashimoto’s disease led to massive weight miss, under control for UFC Denver

Luana Santos’ recent weight miss has an explanation.

The Brazilian fighter came in three pounds over the bantamweight limit for her fight with Stephanie Egger this past December, stepping to the scale at 139 pounds. In an interview with MMA Fighting, she explained that the miss was due to an autoimmune disease.

Santos, who returns to the cage in a 125-pound clash with Mariya Agapova at UFC Denver next Saturday...