Welterweight contenders Martin Kampmann (18-5) and Thiago Alves (19-8) are set to meet each other at an event later in 2012, according to MMAWeekly.com.
Both recently rebounded from defeats to get big victories over solid opposition. Kampmann ended his two-fight losing streak when he neutralized Rick Story in their bout from UFC 139 and won a unanimous decision. Alves was coming off a loss to Story when he submitted Papy Abedi in the very first round at UFC 138.
Both have had experience fighting the very best in the division, but it hasn’t always been a positive experience. Kampmann had back-to-back controversial losses against Jake Shields and Diego Sanchez. Had he won those fights, he could be sitting on a five-fight win streak at the moment.
Alves has only won two bouts since 2009. His other losses include those versus UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and Jon Fitch.
The winner of this bout could be one or two fights away from being in a No. 1 contender’s bout.
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