Thiago Alves landed a deal with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship after completing his UFC deal in Dec. 2019, and he likely won’t enter a cage ever again.
The one-time UFC welterweight title contender competed inside the octagon for almost 15 years, scoring big wins over the likes of Matt Hughes, Josh Koscheck, Karo Parisyan and Chris Lytle during his run toward then-champion Georges St-Pierre.
At age 36, “Pitbull” only sees MMA as a path to follow as a coach.
“I’m done with MMA,” Alves said in an interview with MMA Fighting.