Benson Henderson vs. Thiago Alves targeted for main event of UFC's South Korean debut

Fight doesn't make much sense. The venue and name value are great, but Alves just had his face smashed by Condit and Benson is coming off one of the more impressive wins of his career.

I'm a fan of both guys, so I'll definitely watch, but it looks like they just drew Thiago's name out of a hat for Benson.
 
trendkill101 said:
I might be the only one who likes this fight. The outcome will most likely depend on what weight they fight at. I don't see Benson beating Alves if it's at 170 I think Thiago is just too big for Benson to get down and he is also a better technical striker, however if this is Thiago's first fight at 155 Benson could possibly wear him out and make his seriously regret the weight cut if he can push it past the first couple rounds.

A catch weight of 162 or so would probably be ideal here, like what they did for Franklin and Wanderlei's first fight. Silva was moving down to middleweight and Rich was moving up to LHW so they fought in the middle at 195. I'd like to see the same thing happen here. Before Thiago moves all the way down to 155, let him test out the weight cut at a catch weight first.
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Bout to be contested at 170/WW.
 
vkram said:
i take it you missed his last fight
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one fight does not make up for the list of snoozers he had before it, aside from the KO to RDA and armbar loss to Pettis. Pretty bad when you have to lose to be in an exciting fight.

That, and he doesn't really deserve to headline an event, a 1-2 in his last three. DHK has a better recent record, is fully Korean, and is higher up the welterweight rankings.
 
HUH is the match maker doing that jon jones whats weird match ups
 
toe hold said:
Bout to be contested at 170/WW.
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Yeah I just saw that. in that case I think Thiago beats him, Benson is going to have a hard time getting it to the ground and although he has good striking I don't think it will be enough to outstrike Alves. It should be a good, exciting match up though.
 
leto1776 said:
one fight does not make up for the list of snoozers he had before it, aside from the KO to RDA and armbar loss to Pettis. Pretty bad when you have to lose to be in an exciting fight.

That, and he doesn't really deserve to headline an event, a 1-2 in his last three. DHK has a better recent record, is fully Korean, and is higher up the welterweight rankings.
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The dong has no interest in being the main event. He says he prefers to save his load for a 3 rounder.
 
I thought for a long time that Alves had a rough time making 170. The guy has always looked cut and very muscular. Prob like 6% body fat if not lower.

If he can drop 15 pounds, you gotta think Cyborg could drop 10 pounds. I mean, guys like Nate Marquardt and James Irvin were all muscular and cut and they've dropped like 20+ pounds of muscle.
 
Is sherdog serious today?

Since when has Benson ever grapple fucked somebody? He didnt even initiate grappling with Pettis until he was certain the standup was gong south.

I feel pretty certain this will be at 155 or CW

Edit:people seem pretty confident its at 170. In that case I like Thiagos chances.
 
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bambammccoy said:
Is sherdog serious today?

Since when has Benson ever grapple fucked somebody? He didnt even initiate grappling with Pettis until he was certain the standup was gong south.

I feel pretty certain this will be at 155 or CW
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According to sources close to the promotion, the UFC is targeting a welterweight fight between Benson Henderson and Thiago Alves to headline the Nov. 28 show at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea. The fight has yet to be finalized, but if it is, expect it to be announced in the coming weeks.

Henderson (22-5), a former UFC and WEC lightweight champion who's coming off an undisclosed injury, has decided to stay at 170 pounds after his successful debut against Brandon Thatch in February. His team has always maintained that they were open to fighting at 155 or 170 pounds, they just wanted big fights. And for Henderson, whose mother is South Korean, headlining the UFC's first show in the region would certainly qualify as a big deal.
"I'll do whatever it is I physically, possibly can," Henderson said on a May episode of "The MMA Hour" about fulfilling his dream to fight in South Korea. "I will be ready for that Korea card. And you're going to see a whole new beast.

"I think we decided, my coach and I, John Crouch, to go up to 170. We're going to take the time off to rebuild my body. We're going to do a whole new unveiling for 170. I'm trying to walk around at 182 to 185, walk around at maybe six- or five-percent body fat, and just be explosive. Really open some eyes up with my next fight at 170."

As for Alves, he has decided to put his reported plans to move down to lightweight on hold for now, as well. However, sources close to the veteran fighter said recently they wouldn't rule it out in the future. Alves (21-10) recently had his two-fight winning streak snapped when he lost via second-round TKO to Carlos Condit in May.
 
The UFC is close to finalizing the main event for its debut event in South Korea.

According to sources close to the promotion, the UFC is targeting a welterweight fight between Benson Henderson and Thiago Alves to headline the Nov. 28 show at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea. The fight has yet to be finalized, but if it is, expect it to be announced in the coming weeks.

Henderson (22-5), a former UFC and WEC lightweight champion, has decided to stay at 170 pounds after his successful debut against Brandon Thatch in February. His team has always maintained that they were open to fighting at 155 or 170 pounds, they just wanted big fights. And for Henderson, whose mother is South Korean, headlining the UFC's first show in the region would certainly qualify as a big event.

"I'll do whatever it is I physically, possibly can," Henderson said on a May episode of "The MMA Hour" about fulfilling his dream to fight in South Korean. "I will be ready for that Korea card. And you're going to see a whole new beast.

"I think we decided, my coach and I, John Crouch, to go up to 170. We're going to take the time off to rebuild my body. We're going to do a whole new unveiling for 170. I'm trying to walk around at 182 to 185, walk around at maybe six- or five-percent body fat, and just be explosive. Really open some eyes up with my next fight at 170."

As for Alves, he has decided to put his reported plans to move down to lightweight on hold for now, as well. However, sources close to the veteran fighter said recently they wouldn't rule it out in the future. Alves (21-10) recently had his two-fight winning streak snapped when he lost via second-round TKO to Carlos Condit in May.
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from http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/8/2...-thiago-alves-targeted-for-main-event-of-ufcs
 
Damn Benson going after big bruisers
 
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Nice headliner for the card, especially a Fight pass event.

Would have preferred Henderson vs. Kim, but this will suffice.
 
Wow, nice and interesting fight. Hopefully Benson can handle with the strength of Alves.
 
Henderson might do better moving back down to lightweight now that Pettis has been dethroned.
 
Sweet. I think it's a really good fight.
 
he won't make weight, trust me Alves won't make weight
 
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