MMA Mania: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Sports blogs for fans, by fans.
Around SBN: Doug Flutie's Hail Mary, And Why College Sports Matter

Jaime Jara vs Givanildo Santana Elite XC fight Sho XC September 26

jara santana
Jaime Jara (19-5) and undefeated submissions expert Givanildo Santana (11-0) have been inked to compete in a middleweight tilt that will be part of the Sho XC Challenger Series 8 main card on Showtime. The event will air live from the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif., on September 26.

Santana is appropriately nicknamed "The Arm Collector" for his uncanny ability to finish his opponents with armbar submissions. In fact, 10 of his 11 professional victories have been armbars.

That's insane.

Sure, he hasn't necessarily faced the stiffest competition the sport has to offer, but guys like Jaime Fletcher and Matt Lucas are two solid names -- or arms -- that he has been able to add to his collection.

Both Fletcher and Lucas were wins under the Pro Elite banner for Santana.

However, his opponent Jara might be a little more difficult to sumbit. It's been nearly five years and 19 fights since he has been forced to tap out.

He's been able to win 14 of his last 16 fights with one no contest. Notable career achievements include three career wins over former Strikeforce light heavyweight number one contender Anthony "El Toro" Ruiz, as well as a close decision loss to current UFC number one contender Rashad Evans in 2004.

Jara is a little more well-rounded than his opponent. He uses more of a wrestling base to transition to submissions or ground and pound, as opposed to Santana who obviously likes to use a jiu-jitsu attack.

Both of these guys are riding high on confidence heading into this fight, which should make for a very nice addition to an already solid Sho XC event. For more on the fight card click here.

0 recs  |  Comment 8 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

I like how no one posted on this lol.

by Chase on Sep 13, 2008 8:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I like Jaime Jara… He lives like an hour away from me.. he looks like a fellon… but he is a very skilled fighter.

by belfort_fan on Sep 13, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That was what I was about to say. This dude looks like a prison inmate from Panama…

by TheNegation on Sep 15, 2008 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Giva Santana – Lotus Club Jiu Jitsu represent!

by TabascoSAUCE on Sep 14, 2008 12:43 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

“I like Jaime Jara… He lives like an hour away from me.. he looks like a fellon… but he is a very skilled fighter.”

 I’m looking forward to this fight and think Jara will end Santana’s streak in a bad way.

by Butaromous on Sep 14, 2008 1:44 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I hope so…

by belfort_fan on Sep 14, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Another arm for the collection is coming….

by From Oz on Sep 22, 2008 7:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ANOTHER ARM FOR THE COLLECTION!!!!!

by From Oz on Sep 22, 2008 7:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools


UFC blog for news, results, rumors, fights and tickets
Start posting on MMA Mania »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.


Managers

Mmamania_small MMAmania.com

Tomcat_small Jesse Holland

Authors

Small DrubySunshine

Small James Iannotti

Small Derek Bolender

Small Akimitsu Kuwabara

Adam_bomb_small Adam Wagner

Anthony-johnson-2_small Nate Lawson