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Carlos Condit vs. Thiago Alves to headline UFC Fight Night 67 in Brazil
A welterweight bout between former UFC interim title holder Carlos Condit and former UFC title challenger Thiago Alves will headline May’s ‘UFC Fight Night 67’ event in Brazil. MMAFighting.com was first to announce the news. Carlos Condit (29-8 MMA) has been out of action since March of 2014, this due to a knee injury which […]
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Carlos Condit vs. Thiago Alves Being Discussed For Summer 2015
A welterweight bout between former interim champion Carlos Condit (29-8 MMA) and former title challenger Thiago Alves (21-9 MMA) is being discussed for a possible summer match-up. The potential fight, which “UFC Tonight’s” Ariel Helwani discussed as a possibility on Wednesday’s new episode, could find a spot on the UFC’s schedule in late May or […]
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Brad Pickett Calls Out Thiago Alves, Brown, And Poirier For Hill Of Champions Challenge
For those who don’t know, the ‘Hill Of Champions’ challenge is currently circulating through the MMA community. The challenge? Make a video showcasing yourself doing something combat sports related (i.e. padwork, teach a technique, demonstrate a workout) for 20 seconds, and then call out 3 other combat sports athletes. Brad Pickett took the challenge and […]
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ATT Coach Discusses Teammate vs. Teammate Bouts Within The Camp
American Top Team is one of the top gyms in the world, under one roof, in the 170 division alone they house #1 contender Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley, Hector Lombard, Thiago Alves, Ben Saunders, and Colby Covington, and with Robbie Lawler fighting for the title on December 6th, there could be several ATT teammate vs. […]
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PHOTO | Thiago Alves Does Staredown With NBA Star
Thiago Alves and New York Knicks Center Samuel Dalembert did a staredown recently and Alves got the picture on his person Instagram account.
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Thiago Alves Returns To Training
Thiago Alves made one of the best returns to the Octagon in April against Seth Baczynski, however the return was short lived because shortly after Alves had to undergo knee surgery. In this video on his Instagram we can see Alves has returned to training, no word yet on when he will return to the […]
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Thiago Alves Hits A Heavybag For The First Time Since Rehab
Top UFC welterweight Thiago Alves is doing pretty good with this heavybag following five weeks of rehab for a training injury.
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Thiago Alves Injured, Removed From Fight Night 49
After one of the most successful Octagon Returns in UFC history, Thiago Alves will be sidelined yet again, this time so the Pitbull can recover from a knee injury, which will not require surgery according to an ATT representative who spoke to MMAJunkie earlier today. His opponent, Jordan Mein, will now face 11-1 Brandon Thatch, […]
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Thiago Alves vs. Jordan Mein Slated For August Bout
UFC officials have put together a welterweight bout between Thiago Alves and Jordan Mein. Fox Sports was first to report the bout. The two fighters will square off on the UFC Fight Night 49 card set for August 23 at Tulsa, Okla.’s BOK Center. Alves recently came back after a two-year absence from competition. The […]
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American Top Team’s Secret? Lowest Fee’s In The Game, Says Alves
“In the last two years it just became so huge, since we changed the policy for management and training of only 5%,” said Alves. “So if you want to have top quality training and the best management out there, we only charge 5%. All the other camps out there are usually 10% for management and […]
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Brian Ebersole vs. Rick Story set for UFC 167 in Las Vegas
UFC officials recently announced that a welterweight bout between Brian Ebersole (50-15-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and Rick “The Horror” Story (15-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) is the latest addition to the already stacked UFC 167 card set for November 16 in Las Vegas. Brian Ebersole was last seen in the octagon way back at July 2012’s UFC […]
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Thiago Alves to Return Against Matt Brown at FS1 Debut
Add another fantastic matchup to the list as Thiago Alves vs Matt Brown gets thrown onto the first ever UFC event on Fox Sports 1. Thiago ‘The Pitbull’ Alves has been out of action for over a year now. His last fight saw him lose to Martin Kampmann, in a bout that the welterweight slugger […]
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Thiago Alves Set To Return Against Matt Brown At UFC on Fox Sports 1 In Boston
After more than a year on the side-lines, former UFC welterweight title challenger, Thiago Alves is set to return to action this summer in Boston against the fast rising Matt Brown. The bout serves as the first official booking for the UFC’s debut on the new Fox station, Fox Sports 1, which UFC president Dana […]
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Yoshihiro Akiyama’s Manager Jailed For Allegedly Stealing $140K From Him
Fan favorite Yoshihiro Akiyama is back in the limelight but this time, it’s not for his fighting career. Instead Akiyama makes headlines today for being the alleged victim of an embezzlement scandal five years ago that saw his now-former manager steal approximately $140,000 from Akiyama. Sawayama Tarou is in custody for taking advantage of […]
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Quick Twitt | Thiago Alves Hints at August Return | UFC News
UFC welterweight, Thiago ‘Pitbull’ Alves hinted at a return to action today via his Twitter today after nearly a year off from fighting due to an injury which forced him out of a UFC 149 bout with Siyar Bahadurzada. When asked by a fan dubbed, @italianUFCfan, Alves responded with a month and a promise […]
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Surgery shelves UFC welterweight Thiago Alves until July 2013 | UFC News
Former UFC welterweight #1 contender Thiago Alves (19-9 MMA, 11-6 UFC) is going back ‘under the knife’, and doesn’t expect to be back in the octagon until July 2013. Here is what Alves had to say via MMA Weekly: “I just went through another surgery. I had to do my PCL and my ACL […]
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Thiago Alves Guarantees A Finish In His Next Fight
By Evan Stoumbelis Welterweight Thiago Alves, who is coming off a disappointing submission loss to Martin Kampmann, is guaranteeing a finish in his next fight against Siyar Bahadurzada. The two men are set to fight at UFC 149 on July 21st in Calgary. Alves had the following to say about facing Siyar instead of Yoshihiro Akiyama, […]