Thiago Alves (16-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) does not want to fight at middleweight and is willing to do whatever it takes to stay at welterweight.
The fighter on Monday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that he’s hired nutritionist Mike Dolce, a veteran of “The Ultimate Fighter 7,” to assure the UFC that he never again misses weight in the 170-pound class.
Alves finds out today whether the promotion will grant his wish.
“I think (at) 185, the guys are way too big for me,” Alves said.
Alves weighed in at 171.5 pounds for a co-headlining fight against Jon Fitch this past Saturday at UFC 117 – a half-pound more than the one-pound overage allowed for non-title fights. He was fined 20 percent of his purse by the California State Athletic Commission, which oversaw the event at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.
Alves hires Dolce to oversee diet
Thiago Alves (16-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) does not want to fight at middleweight and is willing to do whatever it takes to stay at welterweight. The fighter on Monday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that he’s hired nutritionist Mike Dolce, a veteran of “The Ultimate Fighter 7,” to assure the UFC that he never again misses weight…
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