After having successful surgery to repair a brain anomaly just last week, Thiago “Pitbull” Alves will indeed get back to action as quickly as he had hoped with the original match he was preparing for in March when he faces Jon Fitch in Vancouver at UFC 115 in June.

The announcement was made late Sunday night by UFC president Dana White via his personal Twitter account.

Alves and Fitch met for the first time nearly four years ago, with Fitch coming out on top via TKO after a vicious upkick stunned the Brazilian, and he finished the fight with punches on the ground.

Ever since that time, Alves has been gunning for another shot at Fitch and the two looked to have that rematch at UFC 111 in March before a scary medical situation happened forcing Alves out of the fight.

Just days prior to the event, Alves had a pre-fight CAT scan that revealed a problem in the fighter’s brain that the athletic commission in New Jersey could not overlook and he was forced off the card. Fitch remained on the show and defeated last minute replacement Ben Saunders by unanimous decision.

Alves remained in New York where the doctors were able to perform surgery, and immediately the American Top Team fighter was asking when he could train to fight again.

It looks like he’ll get his wish and the fight he’s been asking for when he faces Jon Fitch at UFC 115 in Vancouver.

The UFC just solidified the location of the show last week after some back and forth with the local government, but things were settled and the promotion will make it’s debut in the city that just hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics a few months ago.

by Damon Martin of MMAWeekly.com

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