Alves-Sanchez moving to UFC 90 in Chicago
After first breaking the news that top welterweights Thiago "Pitbull" Alves and Diego Sanchez would meet at UFC 89 in Birmingham, England, MMAWeekly.com has learned that the fight will instead take place on the as of yet unannounced card for UFC 90 set to take place in Chicago.
MMAWeekly.com confirmed the change with sources close to the fight. UFC president Dana White, in speaking to the Chicago Sun Times on Monday, announced an Oct. 25 date in confirming UFC 90 for the Allstate Arena in Chicago. He did not confirm any bouts for the event.
UFC 90 follows one week after the UFC 89 show in England. UFC 89 currently is rumored to be a free show on Spike TV, but there is no confirmation on that from the UFC.
Alves and Sanchez were set to be part of the co-main event for UFC 89, but the promotion decided to push up the light heavyweight bout between Thiago Silva and Lyoto Machida as the other headliner behind the main event featuring Michael Bisping and Chris Leben.
It is now believed that the Alves-Sanchez fight will be part of the main event setup for the card in Chicago for UFC 90, but no other fights have been rumored or announced as of yet.
