White bruise, Alves has some begging to do to stay to welterweight

Sounds like Thiago Alves can eat and drink everything he wants now. It seems that the approach which was anyway for the massive welterweight. Between battles, Alves would blow up in excess of 200 pounds and then most often scrape by the skin of his teeth or lose weight back down to 170.

May be a case of three strikes and you're out for Alves who miss this weekend, back at UFC 85 and tested positive for the use of diuretics after UFC 66. having heard during the press conference of UFC 117 postfight Dana White, he may not have to worry about more hard edged.

"When you're in the UFC, your job is to make the weight, period. End of story. Believe me, I don't think not wanted Thiago don't take weight. He can not, "said White. "He Could have cut that half a pound? Maybe he couldn't have.Maybe he cut so much weight that would have broken him mentally this last half a pound of cut.This is [expletive]. it is not right for him. it is not right to anyone who keep happening. "

Alves reached at White shortly after struggle to apologize.

"He says, ' I'm sorry about that. I'll come back stronger," White said. "I said, ' yeah, 185, will. "Said, ' No, I want to stay at 170. ' "

White sounds like he has already made the decision to Alves.

"He belongs to 185 pounds," said White. "I feel this way .so [UFC matchmaker] Joe Silva feels this way. This is where I'd love to see him. "

After mentioning, white has lost his cool slightly.

"Would love to see him at 185," said White. "Is only [expletive] have [Jon Fitch] come in and train and is [expletive] you guys make weight and boys not gaining weight, especially at this level ".

White said is simply too risky book Alves in large struggles.

"It really screws things up," said White."What if he did beat Fitch tonight to get a title shot, and then do the weight for the title [fight]?I know that he can do [185].I guarantee that you can make 185 and will never have a problem with it. If you can fight to 185, so I don't know what to tell you six too big. "

The White was disappointed by the performance of Alves in loss of Jon Fitch and only managed to find a reason to lackluster effort.

"I don't go to calling him ring rust because when he pulled from this last fight, had a full training camp for [UFC 111]," said White. "Right before the fight, we discovered that he couldn't take. he had to have surgery and then got back on the field. it's not like this guy's been out for a year he looked lethargic tonight. He looked slow. he does not belong to 170. "

The 5-foot-9, Alves can be a bit short for that Division medium, but he would be a nice addition to a short new blood Division.

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Dana White pays for speeding ticket fan

After some time off between tabs UFC, the President came to San Diego ready to work. Dana White was everything Twitter the last three days that offers free tickets and signed memorabilia of followers and fans.

There is a risk. You cannot drive like a maniac on the way to the sites.A fan of San Diego-area found this out the hard way when he got a ticket for speeding. @ MrVera on Twitter said White about the ticket and broke the benevolent leader of MMA off three hundies (mark 2: 23 above).

It was all part of what UFC asks a Tweetup.In a local sports bar, white has organised a competition to win VIP seats. Fans went head-to-head against white pop in a shot-it seems that he has gotten slightly more game in mini-circles over the golf course.

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White says boxing won't be around much longer

Dana White says often as he is a fan of big boxing. So should pain him a little to comment on the future of sport. Prediction of the desolate is white.

"My honest opinion of boxing is that boxing will go away," White said the ESPNRadio Ryen Russillo. "I wouldn't want any ill will.It's not because sport is not good, or something like that, it's just that is so fragmented, and be successful so many bad things. nobody is going to stick their hand in their pocket and spend their money to save the sport of boxing, nobody is going to do it. "

He stresses the greed over the past 25 years.

"Did your sport can be saved," said White. "Once everything has gone to a model of pay, boxing stopped producing good fights for free. Once this model ended the market starts to decrease when you're just in pay-per-view ".

And it doesn't help that boxing is now at a point where it can't even offer quality PPV fights 8-12 times a year.

"The best example is now how long have fight fans wanted to see Mayweather (Floyd) versus Pacquiao (Manny)? forever man.That is the fight that I want to see, "said White."And isn't happening. these guys are always offered crazy amounts of cash and cannot be reflected only the fight ".

White, speaking before the latest round of negotiations Mayweather-Pacquiao products zilch, stressed how difficult the boxing to compete with his product.

"Before this Mayweather-Pacquiao fight happens … lets say a miracle happens and they get this thing done this week – the struggle will be probably sometime in November, right?You have done ten fights, and, I don't know, perhaps out of ten struggles, that four of them will be in free TV. "

Make sure that closer to 16 fighting with six or seven cards free now that soon we will see Pacman-Mayweather May of 2011.

Russillo pulled a stunt Nice at the end of the interview, when asked if he knew the white by David Haye. Haye-de is one of the unique possibility of heavyweight division of boxing has to regain some audience. Brit is a 224-pounder qualified that you'll be able to offer big numbers with the black mouth and is enough to make a fight against both Klitscko brother somewhat intriguing. White said that he wasn't really aware of Haye-du. That is a casual boxing fans saying that it's not a good sign.

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White says to hold your horses Shogun!

Nobody is at the heart of matter Mauricio Rua. The head is another matter. The Brazilian loves battle, but he also fought more knee injuries over the years. When it was brought to its attention that "Shogun" plans on a December return from his knee surgery, the UFC President Dana White downed it immediately.

"This baby keeps pushing to get out there, faster and faster," said white when asked for information about the status of Rua da Sherk on MMA Live of Espn2. "Completely respect him for that. He is an animal.I like a lot. but there is no way he is going to be ready by December ".

According to white, the doctor sent Rua promotion best in the country.

"People ask why he had so many knee surgery. That is exactly why you had that many knee surgeries, "said White.

White pointed to spring or early summer of 2011 as the turnaround time for Shogun. Evans replied, "here's a long way for your boy."Then he asked if there is a belt provisionally grabs to 205 pounds.

"I doubt it. when we did the belt for Brock [Lesnar], we didn't know if Brock ever was to reverse or if he would be out for a year or two.No provisional.We know that this guy is back. He has already had surgery. he knows exactly the date that he can come back. "

Evans was offered the chance to fight at 119 UFC against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in an event co-main with Quinton Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida. has turned down. Evans could be compared with about 12 months off if Rua is out until the beginning of June.

White said even the winner of Junior Dos Santos-Roy Nelson to 117 UFC next week will get the winner of the fight between Lesnar and Cain Velasquez October.

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