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Thiago Alves Out of UFC 107
Thiago Alves Out of UFC 107
by Ariel Helwani Filed under: UFC A knee injury has forced welterweight Thiago Alves to pull out of his scheduled bout against Jon Fitch at UFC 107. FanHouse learned of the news on Friday morning. The Alves-Fitch fight was put together late last week after Fitch's opponent at UFC 106, ...
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Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves off for UFC 107
Bloody Elbow — According to Fanhouse: A knee injury has forced welterweight Thiago Alves to pull out of his scheduled bout against Jon Fitch at UFC 107. FanHouse learned of the news on Friday morning. - B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez - Cheick Kongo vs. Frank Mir - Jon Fitch vs. TBA - Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida - Paul Buentello vs. Todd Duffee   

Thiago Alves out of UFC 107 with knee injury
The SAV SCI MMA blog — ... late last week after Fitch’s opponent at UFC 106, Ricardo Almeida, pulled out due to a knee injury as well. Alves was originally scheduled to fight Paulo Thiago at UFC 107, but once Fitch was left without an opponent, the UFC booked the rematch. No word just yet on who, if anyone, Fitch will be facing on the Dec. 12 show in Memphis, TN. According to sources, Alves recently suffered a torn posterior cruciate ligament. It is unknown at this time how long he will be sidelined for. Alves out of UFC 107 @ MMA Fanhouse

Thiago Alves Out of UFC 107 With Knee Injury
CagePotato.com — (It's particularly disappointing because Thiago's face had just returned to normal.) When it rains, it goddamned pours. The latest big-name UFC fighter to be scratched from an end-of-year card is Thiago Alves, who just went down with a knee injury — most likely a torn posterior cruciate ligament, if you want to get specific. Alves was scheduled to rematch Jon Fitch at UFC 107, and was coming in as a replacement for Ricardo Almeida, who suffered his own knee injury last week. No word yet ...

Knee injury forces Thiago Alves to withdraw from UFC 107 rematch against Jon Fitch
MMA Mania — ... Former number one welterweight contenders Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch are no longer fighting at UFC 107 after the “Pitbull” was forced to withdraw from the Dec. 12 event with a knee injury according to MMA Fanhouse. ...

Thiago Alves Withdraws From UFC 107 Fight with Jon Fitch
MMAFrenzy.com — ... Thiago Alves has been forced to withdraw from his rematch with Jon Fitch at UFC 107 on December 19 after recently injuring his knee, according to Fanhouse. ...

Thiago Alves Out of UFC 107 Fight With Jon Fitch
MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion — ... Alves recently suffered a torn posterior cruciate ligament. It is unknown at this time how long he will be out of action.[Fanhouse] ...

Thiago Alves Off UFC 107 With Knee Injury?
MMA ConvertWhen it rains, it pours. A knee injury has forced welterweight Thiago Alves to pull out of his scheduled bout against Jon Fitch at UFC 107. FanHouse learned of the news Friday morning. According to sources, Alves recently suffered a torn posterior cruciate ligament. It is unknown at this time how long he will be out of action. There is a slight glimmer of hope though. According to Josh Gross, Thiago Alves’ camp says he’s still going to fight at UFC ...

Holy injuries, Batman! Bad luck or bad timing for MMA?
Cage Writer — This week, the UFC lost its main event from UFC 106, as Brock Lesnar had to postpone the fight with Shane Carwin due to a prolonged illness. Though a fight between Anthony Johnson and Josh Koscheck was added to 106, the event lost some star power when they lost Lesnar. But the run of injuries and illnesses didn't end there: -- The Thiago Alves/Jon Fitch bout for UFC 107 is off due to Alves' knee injury. -- Erin Toughill had to pull out of her Nov. 7 Strikeforce fight with Marloes Coenen, a bout that was likely going to ...

Knee Injury Forces Thiago Alves Out Of Fight With Jon Fitch At UFC 107
FightLine.com MMA News — Knee Injury Forces Thiago Alves Out Of Fight With Jon Fitch At UFC 107 Fanhouse.com is reporting that welterweight Thiago Alves has suffered a torn a knee ligament during training and will not be able to fight Jon Fitch at UFC 107 . Coincidentally, Alves was a fill-in after Fitch’s original opponent, Ricardo Almedia, who also injured his knee. According to the report, Alves tore his PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) and will be out for three to four weeks. Prior to Almeida’s injury, Alves was set to take on Paulo Thiago on this same December 12th ...

Thiago Alves Withdraws From UFC 107
TheMMANews — ... FanHouse.com reported the news on Friday saying that Alves suffered a torn posterior cruciate ligament while training and will be out 3-4 weeks. Alves’ manager Dan Lambert says the fighter will be ready to step back into the cage anytime after Jan. 1. ...

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A knee injury has forced welterweight Thiago Alves to pull out of his scheduled bout against Jon Fitch at UFC 107. FanHouse learned of the news Friday morning. read more
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