In his second bare-knuckle fight, Thiago Alves became a BKFC champion.
The former UFC title contender had to endure a tough opening round to them storm back and put opponent Uly Diaz down on the canvas three times in the third round before doctors waved off the fight to prevent further damage from being done.
The official time was 2:00 at the end of round three as Alves claimed the championship while moving to 2-0 in his career with BKFC.
“I knew he’s a monster so I knew he was going to start strong,” Alves said after the fight.