Thiago kom tilbage med en [[enstemmig afgørelse]]-sejr mod UFC-nykommeren [[Jacob Volkmann]] på [[UFC 106]] den 21. november, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/16625/paulo-thiago-reportedly-meets-ufc-newcomer-jacob-volkmann-at-ufc-106.mma |title=Paulo Thiago reportedly meets UFC newcomer Jacob Volkmann at UFC 106 |publisher=MMAJunkie |date=26. oktober 2009 |access-date=16. november 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028231653/http://mmajunkie.com/news/16625/paulo-thiago-reportedly-meets-ufc-newcomer-jacob-volkmann-at-ufc-106.mma |archive-date=28. oktober 2009 |df= }}</ref>
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