Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos DENVER – After Sam Alvey had to go 15 minutes to get a win over Alex Nicholson this past November, he had a little bit of a revelation. It was the first time Alvey needed to get to the judges for a win since his final fight before signing with the UFC. Before the Nicholson fight, all five of his UFC victories had been by stoppage (though two of his three losses went three rounds). But in Mexico City at UFC Fight Night 98, Alvey could feel the altitude taking a toll on him. “After my last fight – which was in Mexico City, which is 1,000 or 2,000 feet higher than (Denver) – I noticed something with my lungs,” Alvey told MMAjunkie. “My power – my actual hitting power – wasn’t there like it normally is.
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