Thiago Alves headlines UFC Fight Night 79 against Ben Henderson, but that wasn’t the first option the UFC had for him. Speaking with MMAFighting.com during ADCC in Brazil, “Pitbull” revealed the promotion considered a welterweight with Nate Diaz, broke with his upcoming bout with Henderson, his decision to drop to 155 pounds in 2016, and much more. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/playlists Like MMAF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mmafighting Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mmafighting Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com