Welterweight Thiago Alves caused a stir Wednesday when he no-showed an open workout in Concord, Calif., for this Saturday’s UFC 117 event because he reportedly had trouble cutting weight. That has led to wide speculation that Alves will come in heavy for a highly anticipated rematch with Jon Fitch.
But Alves’ manager, Malki Kawa, today told MMAjunkie.com the worries are much ado about nothing and that his client will make 170 pounds.
In fact, he said that Alves currently is 177 pounds and in “high, high spirits” as he preps for Fitch.