ufc 85 saw the rise of thiago alves and possibly the end of matt hughes. i didn't watch this fight and i couldn't be more upset about it. alves ended the match with 1:02 left in the second round after landing a knee to the face of mr. hughes.
matt hughes, a former welterweight champion and bitter rival to georges st. pierre and matt serra, has effectively ended his reign as one of the most feared fighters in his weight class. he states that he has at least one more great fight in him (with the aforementioned serra).
alves, on the other hand, seems to have many more great fights in him. possibly, and hopefully, with the champion st. pierre. a brasilian muay thai fighter, his dangerous knees were surely the reason for hughes' downfall. as you can tell from his picture above, he sure looks the part of a champion and is further evidence that the welterweight division in the ufc may be the best in the world.
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