http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Former top UFC welterweight contender Thiago Alves will return to action for the first time in more than a year on Aug. 17 when he faces Matt Brown, the promotion officially announced on Tuesday.]]> May 14, 2013 10:23:03 PDT Following February's highly publicized cut of 16 fighters from the UFC -- and president Dana White's promise for more pink slips -- MMA10 ranks 10 prominent UFC fighters most in danger of getting the axe, including Melvin Guillard and Thiago Alves.]]> March 07, 2013 03:29:22 PST What does it say when Jon Fitch -- one of the winningest welterweights ever to roll off the assembly line -- gets cut by the UFC? Primarily that the U...]]> February 21, 2013 13:13:01 PST Sam Querrey beat Thiago Alves 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Sunday to give the United States a dramatic 3-2 victory over Brazil and a spot in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.]]> February 03, 2013 05:02:35 PST Brazil's doubles team of Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares upset the top-ranked Mike and Bob Bryan 7-6 (6), 6-7 (7), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and kept the United States from clinching the first-round Davis Cup match.]]> February 02, 2013 09:05:10 PST John Isner and Sam Querrey each won their matches on Friday to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Brazil in the first round of the Davis Cup.]]> February 01, 2013 07:17:01 PST These are the welterweight power rankings.]]> October 15, 2012 01:25:32 PDT Fifth-seeded Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazhakhstan was upset in the first round of the Swedish Open on Tuesday, while No. 7 Filippo Volandri of Italy advanced in straight sets.]]> July 10, 2012 05:47:54 PDT Add featherweight champion Jose Aldo to the expanding list of high-profile fighters who have recently withdrawn from UFC events due to injury.]]> June 09, 2012 16:04:04 PDT An undisclosed injury has forced former top welterweight contender Thiago Alves to withdraw from UFC 149, the promotion announced Monday.]]> June 04, 2012 08:46:13 PDT UFC welterweights Jake Ellenberger and Martin Kampmann each made weight during Thursday's official weigh-in for "The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale."]]> May 31, 2012 14:06:33 PDT An undisclosed injury has forced Yoshihiro Akiyama out of his July 21 welterweight bout at UFC 149, the promotion announced Tuesday on its website.]]> May 08, 2012 17:21:46 PDT Former top welterweight contender Thiago Alves and Yoshihiro Akiyama have agreed to fight July 21 in Calgary, Alberta, at UFC 149, the promotion announced Tuesday night on its website.]]> April 11, 2012 05:59:22 PDT These are the welterweight power rankings.]]> March 05, 2012 05:10:57 PST Josh Gross rates the performances of UFC on FX 2/Strikeforce fighters.]]> March 03, 2012 01:59:56 PST