Don’t be shocked if you see Thiago Alves wearing a Georges St. Pierre t-shirt at UFC 94. He is one of many UFC welterweights rooting for a GSP win. A loss for the champ and it’s all but a certainty that we’ll see GSP-Penn III later this year. The contenders at 170 pounds would be denied a shot at the title for close to a year. Alves has strung together seven straight wins over guys like Chris Lytle, Karo Parisyan, Josh Koscheck and Matt Hughes, so he’s next in line. Penn is one of his favorite fighters but he told Cage Writer that he’s pulling for the French-Canadian:

"I’m praying everyday for St. Pierre, St. Pierre all the way, baby. For myself, for my camp and everybody, the mma fans … I’m going for GSP!”

Fellow welterweight contender Jon Fitch, echoed the same sentiments. Fitch is on the comeback trail from a loss to St. Pierre in August at UFC 87. He faces Akihiro Gono on the non-televised portion of tonight's card.

Alves also talked about Lyoto Machida's reluctance to face other Brazilians. Machida battles countryman Thiago Silva and said it's not the best situation. Alves said he doesn't care who the UFC puts in front of him. He'll fight anyone.

The topic of his Florida homebase came up as well. American Top Team has a ton of professional fighters training in Coconut Creek, Florida. He touched on a recent addition, Bobby Lashley and a vet who stopped by for a change of pace, Chuck Liddell.

Check out Cage Writer's picks for all the fights at UFC 94.

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