- Thiago Alves
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name = Thiago Alves
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height = 5 ft 9 in
weight = 174 lb (79.09 kg)
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birthdate =birth date and age|year=1983|month=10|day=3
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fightingfrom =Coconut Creek, Florida
hometown =Fortaleza, Brazil
fightteam =American Top Team
fightstyle =Muay Thai ,Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
wins = 15
losses = 3
draws = 0
ko = 10
nocontest = 0
submissions = 1Thiago Alves Araujo (born
October 3 ,1983 ) is aBrazil ian professionalmixed martial arts fighter. Alves started training inMuay Thai when he was 15 and mixed martial arts at 17. [cite web
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title= Sherdog.com Preview: Ultimate Fight Night 5 Part I
accessdate=2007-01-29
last= Hirth
first= James
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date=2007-06-27
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quote= ] He is also a black belt inBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu .Ultimate Fighting Championship
He is currently a contender in the UFC welterweight division where, as of early 2008, he has compiled a record of 7-2. After his sixth fight for the UFC, a victory against
Tony DeSouza , Alves tested positive for adiuretic ,spironolactone , which he supposedly used to lose water weight, in order to reach the 170-pound welterweight weight limit. [cite news
first= Josh
last= Gross
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title= NSAC Says Alves Tests Positive for Diuretic
url= http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=6483
work= Sherdog.com
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date=2007-01-04
accessdate=2007-01-29 ] In his most recent fight, Alves beat former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes atUFC 85 , although he failed to make weight due to an ankle injury. Alves will next fight The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner and welterweight contenderDiego Sanchez atUFC 90 .__TOC__
Mixed martial arts record
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wins=15
losses=3
ko-wins=10
ko-losses=1
sub-wins=1
sub-losses=2
dec-wins=4
dec-losses=0*Thiago Alves did not make the required weight during the weigh in.
See also
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List of male mixed martial artists References
External links
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* [http://www.americantopteam.com Official American Top Team Website]
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