Mike Pierce vs. Amilcar Alves – Preview – UFC 118
At UFC 118, Mike Pierce will take the ring against Amilcar Alves on Saturday in Boston (10 pm ET, PPV).
In the UFC to this point, Mike Pierce has had some success in his three total fights. Including his last match against another newcomer to the UFC, he has won 2 out of 3 matches. To the UFC, Amilcar Alves is a newcomer, but he should be a tough matchup.
Alves has had a lot of success in his MMA career and he is from Brasil. To this point in his career, he has fought 12 professional matches. He seems ready to move on to this level of fighting and he has only lost one of the matches. For Alves to see if he truly is prepared to take on UFC opponents, Pierce will be a good measuring stick.
This fight will need to be really good if the world is to know about it. This fight will take place during the untelevised portion of the event. These fighters may be able to move their careers towards the portions of the event that will bring them more publicity, if these fighters can put up a good match.
Alves as he has often in his career will be trying to stop the fight early. Within the first five minutes of the match, he has managed to win seven of his fights. He will bring it early and often to Pierce and he is the master of stoppages.