Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch tentatively moved to UFC 117; Alves awaits medical clearance

A long-awaited rematch between welterweights Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch will have to wait a bit longer.

The pair was expected to meet at UFC 115 on June 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but Alves is still not medically cleared to fight, sources close to the fighter told MMAjunkie.com.

With six weeks to the event, UFC officials chose to exercise caution with his timetable for return and rescheduled the bout for UFC 117 on Aug. 7 in Oakland, Calif.


A long-awaited rematch between welterweights Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch will have to wait a bit longer.

The pair was expected to meet at UFC 115 on June 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but Alves is still not medically cleared to fight, sources close to the fighter told MMAjunkie.com.

With six weeks to the event, UFC officials chose to exercise caution with his timetable for return and rescheduled the bout for UFC 117 on Aug. 7 in Oakland, Calif.