» Fighter: Thiago Alves

There were no fights in the mixed martial arts welterweight top ten in January and, therefore, no movement in the rankings for February.

Fighters.com and UFC Welterweight Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (19-2) and fifth-ranked “Outlaw” Dan Hardy (23-6) are set to battle for the top spot at UFC 111 in Newark March 27.  Predictions range far and wide, from Hardy has one foot in the grave to Hardy is the man to upset St. Pierre like “The Terror” Matt Serra (9-6) di at UFC 69 in Houston in 2007.

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Fighters.com’s fifth-ranked welterweight “Outlaw” Dan Hardy (23-6) has one chance at beating Fighters.com and UFC Welterweight Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (19-2) at UFC 111 in Newark March 27.  It’s a slim chance, despite the hype that is being spun to convince us that the Hardy versus St. Pierre matchup is competitive.

Read More About UFC’s Dan Hardy, Ben Saunders Surging – Fighters.com’s January Welterweight Rankings…

“I finish fights,” declared Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked lightweight “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (12-4) soon after losing a unanimous decision to then UFC lightweight champion “Muscle Shark” Sean Sherk (33-4-1) at UFC 64 in Las Vegas in 2006.

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Fighters.com’s ninth-ranked welterweight “Outlaw” Dan Hardy (23-6) took one small step ahead in the 170-pound rankings this month after winning a three-round unanimous decision over now tenth-ranked “Quick” Mike Swick (14-3) at UFC 105 in Manchester November 14 and a giant leap into a title fight versus Fighters.com and UFC Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (19-2), probably at UFC 110 in Sydney February 21.

Read More About Fighters.com’s November Welterweight Rankings – Is Georges St. Pierre Bored With The Division And A Title Defense Versus Dan Hardy?…

A rematch between Fighters.com’s second-ranked welterweight “Pitbull” Thiago Alves (16-4) and third-ranked Jon Fitch (19-3) at UFC 107 at the FedExForum in Memphis December 12 is off due to an Alves injury, according to a Five Ounces of Pain report.

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UFC lightweight champion “Prodigy” BJ Penn (14-5-1) will defend his title from “Nightmare” Diego Sanchez (21-2) at UFC 107 at the FedExForum in Memphis December 12, the UFC officially announced Tuesday.

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Fighters.com and UFC Welterweight Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (19-2) awaits the winner between ninth-ranked “Quick” Mike Swick (14-2) and tenth-ranked “Outlaw” Dan Hardy (22-6) at UFC 105 at M.E.N. Arena in Manchester November 14.  According to UFC President Dana White, St. Pierre will defend his title versus the winner in Britain.

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“There has not been discussion on [a rematch between former UFC welterweight champions Matt Hughes (41-7) and "Terror” Matt Serra (9-6)]. I really thought all the talking was over after the fight,” Hughes’s manager Brian Patton told Fighters.com Monday night in response to an interview Serra gave to MMA Weekly Monday in which Serra called for a rematch.

In the excrutiatingly drawn out conclusion to The Ultimate Fighter 6, Serra lost a disappointing UD to Hughes at UFC 98 in Las Vegas 23 May.

“I do feel I won that fight,” said Serra at MMA Weekly. “Or, at least I should have got the nod. If not, it’s a draw and let’s do it again.”

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Fighters.com’s top welterweight contender “Pitbull” Thiago Alves (16-3) is next in line for a shot at the UFC’s 170-pound title currently held by “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (17-2), UFC President Dana White confirmed Tuesday.

Alves will face the winner of the welterweight title showdown 31 January at UFC 94 between St. Pierre and Lightweight Champion “Prodigy” BJ Penn (13-4-1).

White said, “[Alves is] next in line for a title shot.  If GSP beats BJ Penn, then [Alves] fights GSP.  If BJ Penn wins, then he fights BJ.”

It is a fight that St. Pierre is already expecting, should he retain his belt.

Alves is on a seven-fight win streak, with a second-round TKO victory over seventh-ranked (and former UFC Champion) Matt Hughes (40-7), and most recently a unanimous decision victory over fourth-ranked Josh Koscheck (11-3) at UFC 90 in October.

Fighters.com’s Welterweight Champion and current UFC Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (17-2) said in his blog Sunday that he may face second-ranked “Pitbull” Thiago Alves (16-3) in the Octagon soon.

“I was very impressed by the performance of Thiago Alves [Saturday night at UFC 90].  He showed everybody why he belongs in the top fighters in the welterweight division,” St. Pierre wrote.

“Of course, it’s up to the UFC, but I think he will be one of my next opponents pretty soon.”

Alves asked for this match-up after his unanimous decision victory over fourth-ranked Josh Koscheck (11-3) Saturday night, and after he TKO’d seventh-ranked Matt Hughes (42-7) in the second round at UFC 85 in June.

UFC President Dana White, however, has indicated that if St. Pierre wins his next fight, versus Lightweight Champion “Prodigy” B.J. Penn (13-4-1) 31 January in Las Vegas, he will match GSP up with Middleweight Champion “Spider” Anderson Silva (23-4).