The veteran fighter, who’s had two fights cancelled on short notice over the past five months, will finally return to the Octagon at Sunday night’s UFC Austin, taking on Octagon newcomer Curtis Millender, and Alves hopes to leave his troubled times behind him.
First, “Pitbull” pulled out of a UFC Pittsburgh fight with Mike Perry due to travel complications. Four months later, he was scheduled to meet Zak Cummings at UFC St. Louis, but his opponent suffered an injury at the eleventh hour.
“It wasn’t expected, but that’s life,” Alves told MMA Fighting.