| Desription ......... This rugged member of the American Top Team possesses explosive fists, knees, and feet, and a fearless attitude to match them. As a dominant force in the UFC Welterweight class, Alves puts his martial arts training to good use, having found his fists in recent bouts, with victories over top MMA talent like Matt Hughes, Karo Parisyan, Chris Lytle, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Tony DeSouza, John Alessio, and Derrick Noble. Alves’ technique includes plenty of knees, knuckles and fists, as his last eight victories have come as a result of KOs or TKOs. A Brazilian native now fighting out of Boca Raton, Florida, Alves has earned the name “Pitbull,” with a consistently ferocious style and a daunting record in a tough UFC class.
After competing successfully in lower tier MMA bouts, Alves came to the UFC in October, 2005, where he has battled for three years with impressive results. Little is known about the personal life of this rugged future champion, whom MMA Worldwide ranks among their top welterweight mixed martial artists for 2008. |