All Entries Tagged With: "Thiago Alves"
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 Hughes at UFC 85 in 2008, all of those trials and tribulations helped Alves become the fighter he is today, the fighter the UFC tapped to fight welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC… (Full Story)
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… (Full Story)
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 Thiago Alves to the reigning 170 pound king? In the rare #1 vs. #2 title matchup, Alves shouldn’t be underestimated. At 25 years old, Alves is young and athletic, but it’s not as though Georges (at 28) is… (Full Story)
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 event will be headlined by a title fight between GSP and Thiago Alves. This got me wondering what other fireworks the UFC could put on display. Some of the things I came up with are simply for comedy, some could… (Full Story)
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 poll at fightticker that is worth checking out). Karo Parisyan’s recent bust for what seems to be a pain killer cocktail (though I don’t know a great deal about the medicinal… (Full Story)
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… (Full Story)
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 how big he is, because it’s presented a huge problem for Alves. There is no doubt that Alves is a huge welterweight, and there have… (Full Story)
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 Bisping looked great. Nate Marquardt was robbed (i.e., the elbow was not to the back of the head). While I can’t really add much to those points, there were a… (Full Story)
A Bad Time to be Fighter of the Day
Today’s fighter of the day? Only one day after his loss to Thiago Alves at UFC 85 in London; Matt Hughes. Caleb over at MMA Predictions has created a MMA Fighter of the Day Google Gadget to place on your iGoogle homepage. While you’re there, you can also pick your fighters for Adrenaline MMA, Dream, UFC 86, and more! Check it… (Full Story)
Watch the UFC 85 Fights
The Hughes/Alves fight has already been taken down, but here are some others! Brandon Vera vs. Fabricio Werdum Michael Bisping vs. Jason Day Thales Leites vs. Nate Marquardt Jason Lambert vs. Luis Crane Thiago Tavares vs. Matt Wiman Jorge Rivera vs. Martin… (Full Story)
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