UFC 118 Preview: Mike Pierce vs. Amilcar Alves
Mike Pierce will take the ring at UFC 118 against Amilcar Alves on Saturday in Boston (10 pm ET, PPV).
Mike Pierce has had some success in his three total fights in the UFC to this point. He has won 2 out of 3 matches, including his last match against another newcomer to the UFC. Amilcar Alves is a newcomer to the UFC, but he should be a tough matchup.
Alves is from Brasil and has had a lot of success in his MMA career. He is also a favorite in the UFC betting odds. He has fought 12 professional matches to this point in his career. He has only lost one of the matches and he seems ready to move on to this level of fighting. Pierce will be a good measuring stick for Alves to see if he truly is prepared to take on UFC opponents.
This fight should be a good one, but it will need to be really good if the world is to know about it. This fight will take place during the untelevised portion of the event. If these fighters can put up a good match they may be able to move their careers towards the portions of the event that will bring them more publicity.
Alves will be trying to stop the fight early as he has often in his career. He has managed to win seven of his fights within the first five minutes of the match. He is a master of stoppages and will bring it early and often to Pierce.
