At one point Thiago Alves was a star in the welterweight division. He was knocking people out and dominating those he couldn’t. He had problems with making weight, but he was exciting enough that it was ignored.
And then he lost to Georges St-Pierre.
After that he went on a losing streak while still struggling to make weight. It got to the point where Dana White almost demanded that he move up to 185 pounds.
Instead Alves got his weight problem under control, but he still has lost three of his last four fights.
These are the steps he’s going to need to take if he wants to get himself back into title contender status.