Michael Santiago (born July 28, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Starting his career in 2010, Mark compiled a 20–10 record fighting for a variety of American regional promotions, most notably winning the Ring of Combat Featherweight championship, which he defended twice, and both the Lightweight and Featherweight championships at Hoosier FC, before he was given a chance to earn a UFC contract at Dana White's Contender Series.
Mike fought Mark Cherico on August 22, 2017 at Dana White's Contender Series 7 .
He won the fight via TKO in the first round but did not earn a UFC contract.
[2] Santiago lost the fight via submission rear-naked choke in the second round.