Thiago Alves’ third-round submission loss to Martin Kampmann has drawn interest from UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen, who had some interesting words for the Brazilian striker on the post-fight show on Fuel TV for UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann.
There is nobody else more surprised that [Alves] tapped out, more than Martin Kampmann. I think Martin will tell you himself. He didn’t have that choke. You have to be a real boob to get caught at the end of the fight like that.
Alves, who had been sluggish and out of shape in recent bouts, appeared to have returned to form against Kampmann.
After out-pointing the Dane on the feet throughout the entire bout, Alves dove in for a late takedown in the final minute, which Kampmann quickly countered with a guillotine choke that forced the tap with only 53 seconds left in the third round.
It was definitely a tough loss for Alves, who was looking to bounce back from a string of inconsistent performances and reinsert himself into the title picture.
As for Sonnen, it’s interesting that he of all people would go after another fighter for getting caught in a submission. In 11 total losses, Sonnen was submitted in eight of those bouts. Half of those submission losses came by triangle choke.
In comparison to Alves’ situation, Sonnen was also a victim of last-minute drama in his August 2010 championship bout against Anderson Silva. After dominating every round, Sonnen was submitted with a triangle choke with less than two minutes left in the fifth round.
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