LAS VEGAS — This is the UFC 130 live blog for Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story, a welterweight bout on tonight’s pay-per-view at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Alves (18-7, 10-4 UFC) returned to the win column at UFC 124 in December with a dominant unanimous decision win over John Howard. That victory snapped a two-fight skid with a welterweight title fight loss to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 100 and a unanimous decision loss to Jon Fitch at UFC 117 – a fight for which Alves failed to make weight for the third time in his UFC career. Working with famed fighter nutritionist Mike Dolce for this fight, Alves weighed in at 170 on the button. Story (12-3, 5-1 UFC) has won five straight fights, including a unanimous decision win over Johny Hendricks in December.
LAS VEGAS — This is the UFC 130 live blog for Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story, a welterweight bout on tonight’s pay-per-view at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Alves (18-7, 10-4 UFC) returned to the win column at UFC 124 in December with a dominant unanimous decision win over John Howard. That victory snapped a two-fight skid with a welterweight title fight loss to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 100 and a unanimous decision loss to Jon Fitch at UFC 117 – a fight for which Alves failed to make weight for the third time in his UFC career. Working with famed fighter nutritionist Mike Dolce for this fight, Alves weighed in at 170 on the button. Story (12-3, 5-1 UFC) has won five straight fights, including a unanimous decision win over Johny Hendricks in December.
LAS VEGAS — This is the UFC 130 live blog for Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story, a welterweight bout on tonight’s pay-per-view at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.