Alves vs. Alexandre Jr.

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Is Warlley the guy who had the brutal knee KO against the cage?

Don't think so but here is his last fight , he has a hell of a left hook

You were probably talking about on the show my bad , I haven't kept up with it like I should.

Warlley is actually quite a good prospect, he's only 23 and has been fighting ok opposition in a good promotion ... "Lyoto" is slow, record-padding and unconditioned (at least that's what he looked like on the show). None of his wins are worth the paper they were written on, but that doesn't prove he's not good, it only does nothing to say he IS good.

Maybe it was a tough weight cut he talked about in the semi-finals, maybe it's because he throws too many kicks or maybe that's just him but he looked AWFUL about 40 seconds into the first round, I'm just happy his 12-0 with all 1st round finishes is making people pick him. It'll be a great "underdog" pick to get unless he really has a great camp and turns **** around, though I don't see it happening in this fight.

That said, Lyoto does have a good Karate base even if he's pretty predictable and slow, he can manage distance quite well.

* Edited at 05.27.2014, 9:26 AM ET *

Just watched Alves vs Marmoto and yes he knocked dude out with a viscous knee up against the cage. Got to try and catch up on the rest of the episodes so I can get these picks right. 

Why is Lyoto favored by tapologists? He did not really impress me on the show

I was very impressed with Alves on the show. Honestly, for me, this season wasn't as talent heavy as recent seasons. But Alves was one of the guys that legitimately impressed me. I've seen some of his fights prior to TUF on Youtube, and he seems like a legitimate prospect to look out for