Thiago Alves: What He Must Do To Become a Top Contender Again

Thiago Alves, the former welterweight top contender, has lost three straight to some very experienced wrestlers.The “Muay Thai Wrecking Machine” is getting another chance to to fight—and this time it might be for his job.At UFC 138, Papy Abedi an…

Thiago Alves, the former welterweight top contender, has lost three straight to some very experienced wrestlers.

The “Muay Thai Wrecking Machine” is getting another chance to to fight—and this time it might be for his job.

At UFC 138, Papy Abedi and Thiago Alves will face off in what promises to be an exciting fight. This is what Thiago must do to win and return to the path toward being a top contender once again.

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Why Junior Dos Santos Will Beat Cain Velasquez

Post-UFC 131, it seems more than apparent that Junior Dos Santos is the number one contender in the Heavyweight Division.JDS showed a dominant standup and ground game in his fight with Shane Carwin, along with the sportsmanship of a true athlete. Furth…

Post-UFC 131, it seems more than apparent that Junior Dos Santos is the number one contender in the Heavyweight Division.

JDS showed a dominant standup and ground game in his fight with Shane Carwin, along with the sportsmanship of a true athlete. Furthermore, it seems more than plausible that Dos Santos will be able to take on Cain Velasquez and beat him without much trouble at all.

This isn’t to take anything away from Velasquez, who is a great athlete and champion, but Junior seems to be fighting on a whole new level.

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4 Reasons That Wrestling Is Killing the Sport of MMA

As of recently, fighters have realized that a good way to win fights is to lay on their opponents and kill time, scoring a 10-must round for barely “fighting at all.” Some people call this tactic “lay and pray,” some call it a more appropriate name, “w…

As of recently, fighters have realized that a good way to win fights is to lay on their opponents and kill time, scoring a 10-must round for barely “fighting at all.” Some people call this tactic “lay and pray,” some call it a more appropriate name, “wrestling”, but I call it “boring.” Wrestlers in the limelight are killing the sport of MMA, by winning fights doing the bare minimum they need to win the fight. Some may disagree with what is being said, but not many people find Jon Fitch to be an exciting fighter, albeit his last fight wasn’t awful.

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