Pitbull (left) returns in September (Photo: Facebook Official Reproduction – Thiago “The Pitbull” Alves)
Brazilian Thiago Alves returned to the welterweight division in style, with a dominant victory over Patrick Cótê at UFC 210, and already has a date to return to the Octagon. “Pitbull” faces the dangerous Mike Perry at UFC Pittsburgh, which will take place on September 16th. Initially, the fight was scheduled for August 19th., but Ultimate canceled this event due to its proximity to the superfight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, which takes place a week later. Thus, the duel between Alves and Perry was moved to September. The information is from the North American website “MMA Fighting”.
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“Pitbull” has been in the UFC since 2005 and even fought for the welterweight title at the historic UFC 100, when he lost to Georges St Pierre by decision. After that, he suffered from injuries and irregularities, alternating victories and defeats. Last year, he decided to move down to lightweight, but was unable to reach the 70 kg limit. and was still defeated by Jim Miller at UFC 205. A few months later, he returned to 77 kg. and won Cótê.
Yes, Mike Perry comes from a knockout victory over Jake ellenberger, recovering from his only setback in MMA so far, suffered by Alan Jouban. In total, “Platinum” has 10 wins and one loss – in Ultimate, there are three wins and one setback.
Interestingly, the UFC recently decided to hold the event on the 16th, precisely on the date that Canelo Álvarez faces Gennady Golovkin, in one of the best boxing duels in recent years. The idea is to weaken the boxing show, precisely so that fans prefer McGregor x Mayweather, knowing that they will have a “free” Ultimate event on the same day.
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