Thiago Alves: ‘Welterweight division, I’m back’
Now that Thiago Alves is back to his winning ways and making weight, much to the UFC’s delight, he’s hoping…
Now that Thiago Alves is back to his winning ways and making weight, much to the UFC’s delight, he’s hoping to make a run through all of the top welterweight contenders.
I already talked to Dana and Joe and I want to be back by the beginning of April, Alves said when appearing recently on MMAWeekly Radio. My next fight I want it to be in UFC Rio on August 27 so if they schedule that, I’ll fight beginning of April and then August 27.
Fighting in Brazil “will be like a dream come true, I can’t even express myself. Being Brazilian, you kind of grew up with MMA developing and all that, and now that we’re going to have a UFC in Brazil after this whole time, it’s pretty cool. That’s why I want to fight there so badly.”
I’m sure everyone who is Brazilian is going to want to fight on this card.
I just want to fight whoever’s going to bring me closer to the belt again. It doesn’t matter who it is. Nothing changed as far as my goals, I want to be the welterweight champion. Whoever’s going to bring me closer, I’m ready for it.
It doesn’t matter who it is, I’ll be ready for it. Welterweight division, watch out, I’m back.