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Paulo Thiago’s coach, Ataíde Jr., spoke to TATAME after his pupil’s loss to Diego Sanchez on UFC 121 and made clear they still don’t know for sure what the future of the athlete will be. One week later, Thiago’s manager Wallid Ismail revealed to TATAME that Paulo has signed a new four-fight deal with the event, but didn’t say when – and against whom – Paulo will return to the cage.