Canada’s Georges St. Pierre faces his toughest test to date when he defends his welterweight title against Thiago Alves in UFC100 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu exponent has been installed as -330 favourite in MMA Betting Odds to take down the contender Alves who comes in at a tasty +230 but there are murmurings that a change in the guard may be on its way.
St. Pierre’s 18-2-0 record is impressive so to is the 178 cm fighter’s wraps with UFC founder Dana White claiming he is at the top of the list of pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC.
With just two losses, a punches TKO to Matt Serra in UFC69 in round one and a round one arm bar submission loss to Matt Hughes in UFC50, St. Pierre is a feared fighter however Alves is on a roll with seven consecutive wins including victories over Josh Koscheck, Matt Hughes and Chris Lytle.
The most fearsome thing about Alves however is his size, pre-fight he has been known to top 200lb however dropping to welterweight, he can shrink his body down to 170lb.
Which is where some people believe his weakness lies. Pushing his body to drop so many pounds pre match can have a detrimental affect on stamina, exactly what St. Pierre has plenty of.
If the fight gets past round one, Alves could struggle and not even his incredible take down defence will be able to prevent being forced into submission on the canvas.
If Alves can strike early then he might be able to stun St. Pierre with his muay thai striking ability but if it comes to a grapple than the Canadian should prevail.
Our tip here is for Alves in a round one blitzkrieg.
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