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Melvin Guillard vs. Thiago Tavares in the works for UFC 114 in May

Slugger Melvin Guillard’s (23-8-2 MMA, 6-4 UFC) tour of the UFC lightweight division’s best submission fighters isn’t over just yet.

MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the organization that Guillard and Brazilian Thiago Tavares (14-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 114.

While not yet officially announced by the organization, UFC 114 [...]

Tavares junk kicks his way to a draw

You know you’re at an MMA fight when a woman in the crowd is catcalling a fighter who is writhing in pain on the ground. Nik Lentz was on the
receiving end of two vicious boots to the groin but there wasn’t much mercy from the angry woman or Thiago Tavares. The Brazilian was super [...]

Thiago Tavares A Brazilian Phenoms Return

Martins Denis, UFC – As we all know, mixed martial arts is a high impact sport, one in which fighters have to deal with the pain sustained in training and in fighting all the time . So when a fighter needs to push the pace in preparation for a match, he can sometimes pay with [...]

Lopez, Lentz Step Up for UFC 103 Bouts; Neer in for Sherk at UFC 104

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Lightweight prospects Steve Lopez and Nik Lentz will step into the Octagon for the first time on September 19th, as they replace the injured Thiago Tavares and Dan Lauzon, respectively, on the UFC 103 card at Dallas’ American Airlines Center.UFC News Credit: UFC.com

Thiago Tavares suffers knee injury, forced to withdraw from UFC 103 bout with Jim Miller

Brazilian lightweight Thiago Tavares (14-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has suffered a knee injury in training and has been forced to withdraw from “UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort.”

MMAjunkie.com learned of the injury from sources close to the contest,
and though the extent of the injury was not immediately known, it appears as though Tavares will require surgery.

Tavares [...]

UFC submission aces Rousimar Palhares and Thiago Tavares eye fall returns from injury

UFC submission aces Rousimar Palhares (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Thiago Tavares (14-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) will eye fall returns to action after being forced to withdraw from summer bouts due to injury.

An elbow injury forced Tavares out of his The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale bout with Melvin Guillard, while Palhares had been scheduled to [...]