Thiago Alves Withdraws From UFC 107

Welterweight fighter Thiago “The Pitbull” Alves (16-6) has been forced to withdraw from his bout with Jon Fitch (19-3-0(1)) due to a knee injury. Both men had been scheduled to meet at UFC 107 on December 12.

FanHouse.com reported the news on Friday saying that Alves suffered a torn posterior cruciate ligament while training and will be out 3-4 weeks. Alves’ manager Dan Lambert says the fighter will be ready to step back into the cage anytime after Jan. 1.

The Alves-Fitch fight was announced just a week ago after Fitch’s original opponent, Ricardo Almeida, pulled out of their UFC 106 fight due to a knee injury.

The current UFC 107 card appears as follows:

Main Card

B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez — UFC lightweight title
Cheick Kongo vs. Frank Mir
Jon Fitch vs. TBD
Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida
Paul Buentello vs. Todd Duffee Preliminary Card:

Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia
Shane Nelson vs. Matt Wiman
Ricardo Funch vs. Johny Hendricks
Lucio Linhares vs. Rousimar Palhares
Edgar Garcia vs. DaMarques Johnson
Kevin Burns vs. T.J. Grant Welterweight fighter Thiago “The Pitbull” Alves (16-6) has been forced to withdraw from his bout with Jon Fitch (19-3-0(1)) due to a knee injury. Both men had been scheduled to meet at UFC 107 on December 12. FanHouse.com reported the news on Friday saying that Alves suffered a torn posterior cruciate ligament [...]

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