Report: Thiago Alves undergoes successful surgery to correct brain 'irregularity'
by Jesse Holland on Mar 31, 2010 2:56 PM EDT
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Former welterweight number one contender Thiago Alves underwent minor surgery today (March 31) to correct the brain "irregularity" that prompted his withdrawal from the UFC 111 fight card at the Prudential Center last Thursday.
TMZ Sports -- who broke the initial story regarding "Pitbull's" condition, first reported the update earlier today.
The Brazilian was pulled from his March 27 fight against Jon Fitch after failing a pre-fight CAT Scan and immediately sought out additional tests from brain specialists to help determine what action needed to be taken -- if any.
Those tests prompted Alves to have an angiogram at the Hyman Newman institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery located at Roosevelt Hospital in New York.
The outpatient procedure was successful in "separating an artery from a vein in his brain" according to the report and Alves is expected to be cleared to resume training in as little as three weeks.
Great news.
After the NJ Athletic Commission denied "The Pitbull" a license to compete, UFC officials were forced to scramble to replace a very large hole on the UFC 111 fight card. Opponent Jon Fitch offered to move up to middleweight to help widen the chances of the promotion finding a suitable replacement, but in the end it wasn't necessary.
Enter Ben Saunders.
"Killa B" jumped on the opportunity to leave Jake Ellenberger high and dry to throw hands with the former collegiate wrestling standout -- and raise his stock considerably with a possible win over the former top contender.
It wasn't to be. Fitch used his trademark wrestling and ground and pound to earn a unanimous decision victory while Ellenberger was compensated for his efforts despite seeing no action last Saturday night.
In addition, the lightweight scrap between Kurt "Batman" Pellegrino and Fabricio "Morango" Camoes had been promoted to the main card, leaving the Newark event at total of ten bouts.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more updates on Thiago Alves' health as they becomes available.
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Who is next for Alves? Reschedule Fitch or someone else? Can I get an "Amen" for Alves v. Daley?
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Amen brother.
I would love to see that.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
AMEN now that would be a sick striking match-up
although it would be nice to see him knock out decision Fitch, that is not a sure thing, so a definite stand-up banger would be much preferred.
by Blunt n' Beer on Mar 31, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but Kos/Daley isn't until May.
Hardy didn’t sustain much damage. I say book Alves/Hardy. I’m afraid Alves/Fitch would not be nearly as exciting.
alves/hardy
nice call…
id like to see alves fight both hardy and semtex…
I get my ass kicked for money, all you gotta do is talk motherfucker.... Rampage Pride GP03
by DrewMoney$$$ on Mar 31, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it confirmed the Hardy took no "structural" damage from the GSP subs?
The world is a dangerous place to live - not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein
I think that's the best match-up and best fight but . . .
Somebody’s got to be matched up with Fitch to give him a hard time, someone in the top 5 (Paulo Thiago doesn’t count) and Alves is the best option at this stage (1) to try to avenge his loss, and (2) he’s number 3; a showdown between 2 and 3 is worth it. I want to see Fitch tested and brought to the brink by someone other than GSP.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog" . . . unless the size of that dog happens to be 300lbs and goes by the name of BROCKLESNAR and you happen to be 180lbs of undefined meat; then it's the size of the baseball bat or the gun that matters.
Disclaimer: I am neither a "Brock lover" nor 180lbs of undefined meat.
As of now i dont see Hardy giving Fitch to much of a problem...
Fitch will take Hardy down at will and basicly do to him in 3 rounds wat GSP did to him last week.Fitch needs to fight a contender with good takedown defense and wrestling,the only guys i can see giving him problems currently are Kos,Alves,maybe Daley.
Uh oh, I think we’re getting close to someone breaking out with a sermon over here. :)
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog" . . . unless the size of that dog happens to be 300lbs and goes by the name of BROCKLESNAR and you happen to be 180lbs of undefined meat; then it's the size of the baseball bat or the gun that matters.
Disclaimer: I am neither a "Brock lover" nor 180lbs of undefined meat.
Or he's gonna start speaking in tongues...
The world is a dangerous place to live - not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein
LOL
Is there a way to transcribe that?
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog" . . . unless the size of that dog happens to be 300lbs and goes by the name of BROCKLESNAR and you happen to be 180lbs of undefined meat; then it's the size of the baseball bat or the gun that matters.
Disclaimer: I am neither a "Brock lover" nor 180lbs of undefined meat.
Cam Cam the blown out knee man. Cry me a river. :)
The world is a dangerous place to live - not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein
You did notice who was going down in the pic right?
Ulfie was a guy that you hated if he wasn’t on your team, but LOVED him when he went to war for your side.
The world is a dangerous place to live - not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein
cute kids BTW.
The world is a dangerous place to live - not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein
thanks man..
good thing they don’t look like me. I have a buddy from Philly and you guys (philly fans) are fucking nuts! I love it though…anybody so passionate about their teams is cool with me! And true about Ulf…kind of like Carcillo…or Avery (although I hate Avery with a passion!)
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Good luck to beantown Kenny tonight!
The world is a dangerous place to live - not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein
Wow the Hardy vs.Rumble would be a sick fight.
I think for 1nce we’d actually see some of Rumbles wrestling in the mix instead of his stiff telegraphed kickboxing.
agreed
That fight would be a really even fight in my opinion. It would give us a chance to see if Hardy has trained his take down defense…as like you said Rumble would most likely mix in wrestling.
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Rumble wants 2 fight doomsday Howard
I don’t think he wants Dan hardy right now anyways. But I agree I think that wud be a sick ass fight. I’ll be happy if he fights alves tho.
by d*locc on Mar 31, 2010 4:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Great News!
Hopefully he’ll be back in action soon. Not sure who he can fight. I guess Fitch will be good to go relatively soon.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
Koscheck vs Fitch
I think Koscheck vs Fitch would be the most intriguing match-up Fitch as ever had and as a fan of the sport I would relish the thought, but I’m not sold on the whole teammate vs teammate idea. As much as I would love to see them two fight, I don’t think it’s fair unless it’s for a title — and then I believe they shouldn’t have a choice, but beforehand I think it could hinder both their performances, it could affect their camp, and could simply result in a half-hearted display.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog" . . . unless the size of that dog happens to be 300lbs and goes by the name of BROCKLESNAR and you happen to be 180lbs of undefined meat; then it's the size of the baseball bat or the gun that matters.
Disclaimer: I am neither a "Brock lover" nor 180lbs of undefined meat.
agreed 100%
I don’t wanna see camp splitting and side-choosing, as well as half-hearted performances followed by excuses and bad blood.
Unless, like you said, its for a title and there is no other choice. I think at this point the UFC is still doing OK, even though Dana pushed Fitch for a Koscheck fight publicly at the recent presser.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
dana just hates fitch and kos so he's making them the experiment.
i think it should only happen if a titles on the line, other then that let them fight other camps…
I get my ass kicked for money, all you gotta do is talk motherfucker.... Rampage Pride GP03
by DrewMoney$$$ on Mar 31, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Indeed. And prior to Alves pulling out, Fitch spent most of his training preparing to fight Alves. The reverse is also true for Alves (in that he was training for Fitch). So if both are cleared to fight it only makes sense to have them finally face off once again.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog" . . . unless the size of that dog happens to be 300lbs and goes by the name of BROCKLESNAR and you happen to be 180lbs of undefined meat; then it's the size of the baseball bat or the gun that matters.
Disclaimer: I am neither a "Brock lover" nor 180lbs of undefined meat.
yep completely makes sense...
But I would still rather see Hardy-Alves.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
Awesome
Glad everything went well. Im a huge GSP fan and was more excited about Alves vs Fitch at 111 then any fight. I also wanted to say that i havent posted on here in quite some time, but i still did come here millions of times a day to read post’s and threads. I have been to plenty other sites for MMA but by far hands down Mania is the best site out there. Sherdog bloggers suck and have no viable points in their post’s, now i didnt post anywhere during my absence. And if anyone remembers me yes im the same See What Had Happend Was !!!!, before the site changed over to the SB nation. But Mania always has the latest updates in a timely period and besides some everyone on here provides great arguments and viable posts. So look forward to posting my opinions and thoughts whenever i can again and having some fun…
Fan of
GSP
Liddell
Marquart
Brock
Carwin
Kos
by See What Had Happend Was !!!! on Mar 31, 2010 3:33 PM EDT reply actions
Dont wana sound like a groupie..
But i hope Thiago makes a fast and healthy recovery as soon as possible…so Daley can smash him into ground beef.
Fitch vs Alves
Makes Sense Since It Was Already Planned. Lets do that. Meanwhile, Paulo Thiago fights Dan Hardy. Kos/Daley for the next shot.
Agreed
No complaint from my end on this, hopefully it will happen
by See What Had Happend Was !!!! on Mar 31, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
i also still want fitch vs alves
if alves wants to prove he has a chance against gsp, i want to see him take out fitch. on the other hand, if fitch dominates alves, he may deserve a second shot, though i find it hard to believe he’ll ever beat gsp.
I am also...
disappointed that Ellenberger did not get a chance to fight. I think that kid has a real bright future….
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3 wks is almost may.
So the fight with Daley is feasible. But I’d like to see him and Fitch do their thing as planned.
Have a speedy recovery
Met Alves at the airport in Vegas on the way back from the Penn/GSP fight. He took time out from eating to take a picture with me. I really appreciated that, he’s a really cool dude so good luck Thiago i’m rooting for you.
by silent assassin on Mar 31, 2010 4:54 PM EDT reply actions
nice to hear...
most of these guys are down to earth nice guys. They will pose for pictures and even have a conversation. Most don’t think they are “above” the fans….
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forsure Jake
But like Eminem says:
It’s not that I don’t like you..
.. it’s just that when I’m not behind the mic
I’m a person who’s just like you
So when they happen not to be in the mood for autographs, I think its understandable.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
agree totally...
but I have never asked for an autograph…and actually never even asked for a picture, but most of the fighters I have met I have been drunk as a skunk…that being said I have seen most of them oblige when other people ask for autographs…with the exception of Anderson Silva, he came out of a truck in front of the Marriot in Montreal and pretty much ran inside…but he wasn’t rude and was smiling at all the people taking his picture!
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