Jon Fitch to take on Thiago Alves at UFC 107
In a battle of two of the last three guys to lose to UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, Jon Fitch will take on Thiago Alves at UFC 107. Fitch was scheduled to face Ricardo Almeida at UFC 106, but a knee injury forced Almeida out of the fight. Alves was rumored to be taking on Paulo Thiago at UFC 108, but instead he will step in against Fitch.
The two fought previously, with Fitch getting the TKO victory at UFC Fight Night 5 in 2006. Since then, both fighters have improved greatly. After the loss to Fitch, Alves went on a 7-0 tear, earning a title shot against Georges St. Pierre at UFC 100. He was thoroughly dominated in that contest, but a win over Fitch would get him right back in the title picture.
For Fitch, the Alves victory was part of an impressive 15 fight winning streak that spanned almost five years. St. Pierre ended that streak as well, dominating Fitch in a five-round decision at UFC 87. Since that loss, Fitch won decision victories over Akihiro Gono and Paulo Thiago, but is looking for a dominant performance to get himself a rematch with St. Pierre.
UFC 107 takes place in Memphis, Tennessee on December 7th. The event is headlined by a lightweight title contest between B.J. Penn and Diego Sanchez, and also features a heavyweight showdown between Cheick Kongo and Frank Mir, as well as an exciting lightweight battle between Clay Guida and Kenny Florian.
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