Thiago Alves vs. John Howard tentative for Montreal
Well, you can’t always get what you want. One day after Thiago Alves (17-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) welcomed a fight…
Well, you can’t always get what you want.
One day after Thiago Alves (17-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) welcomed a fight with Mike Pierce, who on Tuesday called him out on MMAjunkie.com Radio, the former contender is now expected to meet John Howard (14-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at UFC 124.
Sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that verbal agreements are in place and contracts will be sent out shortly.
While not yet officially announced by the promotion, UFC 124 is expected to take place Dec. 11 at the Bell Centre in Montreal and feature a welterweight title fight between current champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Josh Koscheck, who coach opposite each another on “The Ultimate Fighter 12.” It’s the promotion’s fourth trip to the Canadian city.
Alves is looking for redemption after his most recent performance. The American Top Team standout met perennial contender Jon Fitch at UFC 117 this past August and lost a unanimous decision. Added to the sting of defeat was his struggle to make weight for the contest. He showed up one pound over and was fined 20 percent of his fight purse by commission officials.
