MOSCOW – Alexey Kunchenko is one of many fighters getting UFC shine with the promotion new alliance with former rival M-1 Global. In exchange for helping the UFC get into Russia, a long-coveted market for the industry-leader, M-1 gives fighters like Kunchenko the chance to compete on the world’s biggest MMA stage when UFC Fight Night 136 takes place Saturday at Olympic Stadium in Moscow. Kunchenko (18-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), M-1’s undefeated welterweight champion, stands to get a big pop if he’s able to stroll into the octagon and beat Thiago Alves (22-12 MMA, 14-9 UFC), a onetime UFC welterweight title challenger and a staple of the promotion’s marquee division for over one decade. For Alves, Kunchenko brings to the cage some certainties about his skill set. And apparently, he also brings some questions about his methods behind the scenes
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Thiago Alves on fighting Alexey Kunchenko at UFC Moscow: Hopefully USADA worked – MMA Junkie