UFC 183: Thiago Alves vs. Jordan Mein Highlights

Last night’s (Sat., January 31, 2015) UFC Fight Night 59 pay-per-view (PPV) main card from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in as Vegas, Nevada got started out with a bang when former welterweight title challenger Thiago Alves met up with rising 25-year-old prospect Jordan Mein.

The young but highly experienced Mein roared out to an incredible start (as he’s been known to do), using his boxing to nail “Pitbull” with a ton of hard shots that nearly had the fight finished in an exciting first round.

But Mein got just a bit too comfortable, performing a sort of cartwheel roll to seemingly taunt Alves in the second. The power-hitting veteran took offense at the gesture, nailing Mein with a brutal body kick that instantly rendered him unable to defend himself.

That didn’t stop from Alves from nailing Mein with what some thought was an illegal knee to a downed opponent followed by a barrage of punches. In any case, an incredible comeback win for “Pitbull.”  Check out the highlights of the action-packed fight, which earned Alves a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus, below:

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