ALVES EXPLAINS SURGERY AND DESIRE TO FIGHT FITCH
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
There may not be a scarier moment in a fighter's life than when they are told something could be "career ending." That's the nightmare that Thiago "Pitbull" Alves faced just before his fight at UFC 111 when an MRI and CAT scan revealed a brain anomaly that concerned doctors enough that they would not clear him to fight.
At that point, Alves started to deal with the harsh realities of not only his fight career being in jeopardy, but simply said when the word "brain" is uttered by any doctor followed by "problem," the worst thoughts start trolling around in your head.
"When my manager called me on Wednesday he told me I was not going to ...