UFC 205 Alves vs Miller

The third and final fight on UFC Fight pass is a great one, between two cagey veterans. Jim Miller is taking on UFC welterweight powerhouse Thiago The Pitbull Alves. The Pitbull was once one of the biggest names in the UFC Welterweight Division, however, that was nearly a decade ago.

His biggest win came against Matt Hughes at UFC 85 in June 20008. Since then his career has never been the same, going 4-5 with losses to some of the biggest names in the sport, including GSP, Carlos Condit, Rick Story and Martin Kampan. If Alves has anything left in his career, he will need to show it now.

His opponent Jim Miller, had one of the biggest and best start to a MMA career one could ask for. He began his career at 20-3 with losses to only big names such as Gray Maynard, Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar. Since then it has been a rocky road but he has still managed to knock off such luminaries as Joe Lauzon, Takanori Gomi and Joe Lauzon again this past August. Miller has been a busy fighter as this will be his fourth fight of 2016, and 8th fight in two years.

Alves has not fought since May of 2015, and I truly belive that even though the layoff will help him be fresh and all nagging injuries to be healed, he doesn’t have the speed. Power and stamina of years past and Jim Miller will have the right game plan in place to win by decision in this one.

Prediction – Jim Miller by decision

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