FORTALEZA, Brazil – Thiago Alves has a timeline for retirement, and it comes at what will be the 20-year anniversary of his fighting career. Alves (23-13 MMA, 15-10 UFC) scored a crucial victory on Saturday when he defeated Max Griffin (14-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) by split decision at UFC on ESPN+ 2. The former UFC welterweight title challenger admits he felt his back was against the wall with a two-fight skid, but he managed to rebound. The bout with Griffin was highly competitive, but Alves felt he was the more “effective” fighter, and that’s what got him the nod. “I was pretty confident (in the decision),” Alves told reporters, including MMAjunkie, post-fight at UFC on ESPN+ 2. “It really depends how you look at it.
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With retirement plans set, Thiago Alves has ideas for final ‘years of war’ – MMA Junkie