Thiago Avles coming to Lightweight! Who should he fight first?

[Kanemura]

http://411mania.com/mma/thiago-alves-planning-to-return-at-lightweight/

I enjoy a lot of his matches. I can't recall seeing him fight at Lightweight before. I think Yancy Medeiros or maybe Jim Miller would be a good choice as first opponents.

Who do you think he should fight?

 

[Drake]

Impossible, imo.

 

[clmetal]

According to gsp fans, does this also prove he was a small 170 pounder?

 

[BostonToughGuy]

I have no cares.

 

[SirKratos]

Gouti vs. Avles

French on french crime

 

[gotBooched]

This never pans out well.

 

[BokaBokte]

He will look like Conor or even worse at the weigh ins.

 

[cmw43]

Can't say I'm surprised.

 

[Nightmaree]

he should fight the scales

 

[Dogo1]

There is a time I thought this to be impossible. I remember when he took a 9 month suspension for testing hot for banned diuretics just to make 170. He was so big it looked like his skin would tear off any moment.

 

[fortheo]

I swear he's been saying this for at least a year now.

 

[FadeLess]

how dafuq will he make 155?!

still tho ... would like to see him vs Melendez or Taisumov

 

[Primitivo]

He's trying to get dieded by weight cut.

 

[Sigoff2]

MJ or Dustin Poirier.

 

[Glumberjack]

This is not something I ever expected to see happen when he was struggling to make 170. If anything I thought he'd move up to 185.

 

[Heikki Mustola]

I'd like to see him against Pettis, Barboza or Alvarez some day. Especially Barboza, that would be fun.

he should fight the scales

And this

 

[SalvadorAllende]

I feel he got smaller since his return... or USADA.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

I feel he got smaller since his return... or USADA.

Clearly he's been jogging in the park.

 

[Andre Xiong]

need to see him make 156.0 pounds first. if so, Edson Barboza for fireworks or any can for HL ko.

 

[VroomyJeeps]

alves vs sanchez