Thiago Alves will return to action when he faces former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight champion Benson Henderson in the main event of UFC Fight Night 79 on Nov. 28, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea.
But that wasn't the promotion's first option for "The Pitbull."
According to comments he made to MMA Fighting, Alves was first offered a fight against Nate Diaz. But, the Stockton slugger chose a scrap against Michael Johnson, one of the apparent many options given to him, according to Alves.
Nevertheless, Thiago says he's glad to a get such a big fight against "Smooth," but warns the former 155-pound champion that he will without a doubt be going to sleep come fight night.