10 Wild MMA Fights That You Need To Watch In December

9. Thiago Alves Vs. Tim Means - UFC On ESPN: Overeem Vs. Rozenstruik

It's a battle of the gritty strikers as welterweight veterans, Thiago Alves and Tim Means, take on each other in what should be a bloody and brutal affair. Both men have been around in the UFC for a long time, having their fair share of highs and lows inside the promotion. However, they've managed to stick around due to the number of great fights they've been involved in.

It's been over ten years since Alves fought Georges St-Pierre for the 170lb title at UFC 100, but his style of fighting hasn't evolved much since then. He's still a very dangerous striker with tremendous knockout power. Time and time again, we've seen that the Brazilian only needs one punch to floor an opponent and separate them from their senses.

While Means isn't quite the power puncher that Alves is, he's got the sort of gritty and grimy Muay Thai that leaves his opponent's face sliced open. He's more likely to beat an opponent due to the sheer volume of his violence rather than having the ability to do a one shot kill. It might not be on your radar, but this is a perfect fight between two fighters at the end of their career and should be extremely entertaining.

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