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Former UFC welterweight champion
Matt Hughes lost a fight that may have signaled the beginning of the end of a great career today, as
Thiago Alves dominated and won with a brutal second-round technical knockout at UFC 85 in London.
The 24-year-old Alves showed up overweight, weighing in at 174 pounds for the 170-pound fight, and he apologized for that in the Octagon afterward. The 34-year-old Hughes, a workout freak, showed up appearing in good shape as usual. Whether the weight advantage helped Alves or not we don't know, but Alves dominated the fight.
Georges St.-Pierre is the undisputed best welterweight in the world, and when he's at his best he looks unbeatable. But if Alves can prove he can make 170, he may get a crack at GSP -- Alves looked great tonight, with the biggest win of his career.
In the event's other fights,
Fabricio Werdum defeated
Brandon Vera by first-round TKO,
Mike Swick defeated
Marcus Davis by unanimous decision,
Thales Leites defeated
Nate Marquardt by split decision and
Michael Bisping defeated
Jason Day by first-round TKO.
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