Tonights UFC fight card will include Matt Hughes in a comeback fight against Thiago Alves. The latest news is that Thiago didn’t make weight and will be fighting at 174 pounds. Former two-time UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes weighed in at 170 pounds and is publicly saying that he is looking forward to fighting an up and comer like Thiago.

You couldn’t get two fighters with a bigger difference in their backgrounds. Matt Hughes is a farm boy with very traditional values; while Thiago Alves is a party boy from Brazil, who now enjoys the night life of Miami, Florida. Thiago’s camp seems very confident, to the point of arrogance. They were hard pressed to acknowledge that Matt Hughes was not to be under estimated for what he brought into the Octagon.

Matt Hughes has seemed to undermine himself in the past few years with conflicts about religion and fighting. Matt also has a reputation for a sense of humor that borders on arrogance and rudeness. Nevertheless, I find it hard to resist rooting for such an awesome fighter that obviously has tremendous talent and a fantastic work ethic. Watching Matt Hughes pick up his opponent, carry him across the cage and brilliantly throw him to the ground is just a thrill.

On the other hand, Thiago Alves comes across as an immature, easy going, player kind of guy. As a woman, he just seems unappealing as a person. I like to root for fighters that I feel good about - either their great technique, personal charisma, work ethic, humor - something other than the impression that they like fighting because it gives them the opportunity to look in large mirrors all day and easily pick up bimbos. Not that picking up women isn’t a major perk of being a recognized MMA fighter, but I don’t appreciate it being flaunted. O.K., so I don’t really like him - but who knows how tonights fight will go - I’ve been known to change my mind about a fighter after they participate in a spectacular fight.

For me, even more anticipated on tonights UFC fight card is the fight between Brandon “The Truth” Vera and Fabricio Werdum. Brandon Vera is an amazing fighter with effortless kicks, knees, and spins. He has incredible power while seeming to just float on his feet. With a record of 8-1 in the UFC Brandon Vera is now poised to catapult his career to the next level - as an icon of the UFC. I think this fight is as exciting as the main event.

With the UFC putting on so many pay-per-view events not all of them are of the same quality; but tonights UFC fight card is definitely worth watching.

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