Fitch & Alves: A Rematch 4-Years In The Making
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It was June 2006 when Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves last met in the Octagon. The result was Fitch winning his third fight in the UFC with a vicious up-kick followed by punches, and the American Kickboxing Academy fighter had arguably one of the biggest wins of his young career.
Fast forward almost four years later, and Fitch and Alves are ranked almost unanimously by every voting panel as the top two welterweights in the sport behind Georges St-Pierre. They are finally about to step in the cage again, with both hoping to get another shot at the gold.
Fitch says he actually promised Alves a rematch in November of 2007 after the Brazilian got “Fight of the Night” honors for a win over Chris Lytle. Now it’s finally about to happen.
“I promised him that night I’d give him a rematch,” Fitch said. “At the time it was I was promising I was going to win the belt and I was going to give him a rematch as champion, but it didn’t work out that way. I’m happy to be able to give him a rematch now.”
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