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UFC 89: Diego Sanchez vs Thiago Alves not happening in England
UFC 89: Diego Sanchez vs Thiago Alves not happening in England
Props: WrestlingObserver.com Quoteworthy: “The Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez match earmarked for 10/18 in Birmingham, England will not be taking place on the show. The Thiago Silva vs. Lyoto Machida match announced yesterday was to take its place. We don’t have an update yet on the status of Alves-Sanchez, other than the match has not been signed.” Dave Meltzer ...
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Alves / Sanchez deemed too good to waste on the British
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap — ... on the same card might simply be too much awesome for the universe to take, the UFC has pulled the Thiago Alves / Diego Sanchez fight from UFC 89 with Thiago Silva / Lyoto Machida “taking it’s place”. On a possibly related sidenote, ...

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