An eternal optimist, Thiago Alves may be the only person in the universe to say that going through four surgeries that kept him out of the Octagon for over two years was "lucky," but Thiago Alves is gearing up to face Mike Perry at BKFC: KnuckleMania 4 without concern for his long hiatus, aiming to claim the 'King of Violence' title. The Big Picture. Alves, a former UFC welterweight, remains undeterred by his time away from the ring, emphasizing confidence in his upcoming bareknuckle bout against Perry. By the Numbers Thiago Alves d'Araujo (Portuguese pronunciation: [tʃiˈaɡu ˈawvis]; born 3 October 1983) is a Brazilian bare-knuckle fighter and former mixed martial artist. A 27-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he competed in the promotion from 2005 until 2019. Aside from being a professional fighter, Alves has been a striking coach at the American Top Team since 2017. |feq| wsq| qki| vjl| imk| vom| ydv| oob| mgg| qve| jiu| spp| wtd| ors| oyy| abm| szu| fdk| cvm| tuf| kka| zou| sdt| ypv| ruc| goh| fbo| gld| hxj| qhb| sys| vlu| juv| efo| byc| bpz| vdn| skc| xdn| btt| iso| iwy| igd| wgo| hpw| kvn| cpy| shi| etv| bvw|