All Entries Tagged With: "Thiago Alves"
Alves, Floyd and the Scale
There is going to be a lot of discussion behind the scenes at the UFC about the importance of Thiago Alves (16-7 MMA, 9-3 UFC, #3 IWMMAR) missing weight. I care less about that than many of the other writers. It’s hard to see Alves being considered a serious force in the welterweight division long [...]
UFC 117 Video
There’s a lot of stuff going on back stage this week at MMAOpinion, I’ll talk about it more when the dust settles. But in the meantime, I figured it was worth posting what is, statistically, the most popular part of the site. Enjoy the video. Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (Part 1 and Part 2) [...]
Thiago Alves: I’m on a mission to become a world champion
At the ripe old age of 26, UFC welterweight Thiago Alves has already been through more in his 8 years in mixed martial arts than most fighters go through in their whole careers. From being suspended for using a diuretic to make weight against Tony DeSouza in 2006 to failing to make weight against Matt [...]
Videos: Watch the UFC 100 Fights
Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves Part 1 – Part 2 Michael Bisping vs. Dan Herderson Jon Fitch vs. Paulo Thiago Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alan Belcher Dong Hyun Kim vs. T.J. Grant (Foreign Broadcast) Stephan Bonnar vs. Mark Coleman C.B. Dollaway vs. Tom Lawlor Jon Jones vs. Jake O’Brien
Assessing the Threat: Thiago Alves
Georges St. Pierre (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC, IWMMAR #1) is far and away the greatest welterweight in the world, but the top ranking can disappear in a heartbeat, as Georges knows well. At UFC 100, Thiago Alves (16-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC, #2 IWMMAR) will look to take that top spot. How big a threat is [...]
UFC 100: Name the possibilities!
UFC 100 is going to be the event of all events. If nothing else it will provide the UFC their own stage to flex their muscle. They know they are the only MMA organization in the world that can not only hold this kind of event, but hold 100 events. I recently read that the [...]
Abusers and the Abused: Steroids and MMA
When I hear a discussion about the use of steroids in MMA, there are a few stories that immediately jump to mind and make me consider the future of mixed martial arts. The revelations about professional baseball players abusing steroids as a way to enhance performance has opened up a very interesting debate (and a [...]
Vidieos: Watch the UFC 90 Fights
First are a couple of the interesting undercard fights. Thales Leites vs. Drew McFedries Matt Horowich vs. Dan Miller And the main card fights! Anderson Silva vs. Patrick Cote Josh Koscheck vs. Thiago Alves Fabricio Werdum vs. Junior Dos Santos Rich Clementi vs. Gray Maynard Sean Sherk vs. Tyson Griffin
The Alves Paradox
Thiago Alves is one of the most devastating fighters in the welterweight division. There’s just one problem: Thiago Alves isn’t a welterweight. The more you listen to commentators like Joe Rogan talk about his future in the division, you constantly hear them refer back to the Brazilian’s size. Perhaps, though, they shouldn’t be reminding everyone [...]
UFC 85: Parting Thoughts
Despite the lack of title fights, UFC 85 managed to produce enough excitement and controversy to supply the MMA community for at least the next week. There are a few prevailing thoughts following this event: Thiago Alves does NOT deserve a title shot. Brandon Vera needs to drop down to the light heavyweight division. Michael [...]
