RIO DE JANEIRO – Thiago Alves hopes his first real trip to Rio de Janeiro produces a devastating victory when he takes on Laureano Staropoli at UFC 237. Despite being from Brazil, Alves (23-13 MMA, 15-10 UFC) has never been in Rio de Janeiro for longer than quick layovers at the airport. One of the former UFC welterweight title challenger’s goals is to fight out his UFC career on home soil, and he takes another step toward that goal in the penultimate bout on his current contract when he takes on Staropoli (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC). “The Pitbull” has had many long, drawn-out battles during his more-than-13-year UFC tenure, including his victory over Max Griffin at UFC on ESPN+ 2 in February
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Thiago Alves not looking for war at UFC 237, wants quick win over Laureano Staropoli – MMA Junkie