Buffalo Dave
Yeeeeeeeah Buddy!!
So now that I can post threads I can bump this into its own thread
Im so pumped that they are sticking with this fight, Alves is my favorite welterweight next to the king of the division GSP. The only thing that scares me is that this fight will be similar to his last fight with GSP since Fitch has great takedowns now and with Alves being primarily a stand-up fighter, you know Fitch will be looking for the takedowns especailly with the way GSP domintated Alves with them. But hopefully Alves worked on this after his loss. Guess we will have to wait till June 12th to find out. Anyone else glad this is back on?
The fight is now gonna take place @ UFC 117 August 7th
According to mmajunkie.com
by Dann Stupp on Apr 05, 2010 at 8:25 am ET
A late addition to the UFC 115 card is set now that a rematch between Thiago Alves (16-6 MMA, 9-3 UFC) and Jon Fitch (22-3 MMA, 12-1 UFC), which was originally slated for UFC 111, has been rebooked for the Vancouver card.
UFC president Dana White announced the fight via Twitter overnight.
While the long-awaited rematch was expected to be a feature bout last month at UFC 111, Alves was forced off the card due to a failed CT scan and subsequent brain surgery.
UFC 115 takes place June 12 at GM Place, and Alves vs. Fitch II is all but guaranteed to be part of the pay-per-view main card.
Im so pumped that they are sticking with this fight, Alves is my favorite welterweight next to the king of the division GSP. The only thing that scares me is that this fight will be similar to his last fight with GSP since Fitch has great takedowns now and with Alves being primarily a stand-up fighter, you know Fitch will be looking for the takedowns especailly with the way GSP domintated Alves with them. But hopefully Alves worked on this after his loss. Guess we will have to wait till June 12th to find out. Anyone else glad this is back on?
The fight is now gonna take place @ UFC 117 August 7th