Thiago Alves and Ami James sparring in South Florida

[endrit444]

when thiago is in the off season he walks around 200 lbs ! he is fucking huge for a welterweight

[ccslax6]

lol chris torres never stood a chance

[ryja88]

who's the asshole playing the trombone

[Azteca13K]

I never understoon apologizing in sparring lol...your suppose to be practicing your technique, no need to apologize for it. Being hit is to be extremely expected, but whatevs guess its just a reaction.

[tattoo05mike]

Ami, quit head hunting. Your getting picked apart! Overall though, both looked pretty good.

[RenegadeRoller]

ami's pretty good he held his own, all that training in the israeli army

[hehateme007]

Two of the best in their respective fields.....dope vid.

[MegaTrev23]

fuck me!! never seen hom that heavy looks like hos shoulders weigh about 170!!

[latandafour]

@MegaTrev23 Thing is he rarely does cut to 170 and has to give up some of his purse because of it; kinda annoying for him, he's probably too short for middleweight but he's also a huge welterweight

[xabovethisworldx]

That's shit is prob annoying to thiago,he just deals with this dude for the free tattoos.

[lovelycareyy]

AMI jAMES IS A LITTLE GOOD



[TheREALbpk]

it's good to see ami get owned i like him but he's a hot head and always thinks he can beat someone's ass

[yognaut619]

i'm only 13, but i'd love to train with Alves! Hes my favorite fighter ever, win or lose

[iexcalibui2]

dam ami looks mad slim in this video

[weedpussymoney321]

hes been on a losing streak but hes still a beast, gsp fight was painful 2 watch lol

[TheRydaddyops910]

He seems like a good fighter to spar with. He is controlling that round kick of his so well. One of the top 5 best in my opinion .

[WarriorInternationa1]

i want to see HD pictures of his god damned sleeve tattoo

[Scav922]

@WarriorInternationa1 im with ya

[SkyCutterFan17]

Once the pitbull bites he never let go

[mrtorviking]

Ami is lucky Thiago didnt try to hurt him, then his ink would splahed all over that cage

[mazzadude]

@PersiaTV jesus 'supposedly' died 2000 years ago mate. Go have a wank over watching Thaigo spar and stop pretending you are some celeb ;)

[mazzadude]

@PersiaTV not going to lie but no guy is going to fuck someone of your kind.

[mazzadude]

@PersiaTV thats cause you are an Iranian slut 

[EdenJ27]

ami is a man of many talents...trust me i know him well...

[TheTikeMyson]

he needs to train in black house with anderson silva as a muay thai teacher.maybe minotauro can teach him a little bit BJJ

[francistsunami]

didnt know ami james from miami ink practiced mma. damn

[EdenJ27]

@francistsunami ami is a man of many talents and a huge warm heart

[shuriken86]

Alves should be sparring with K-1 strikers instead

[FrodeFalch]

@shuriken86 he does that.. he have sparred with Melvin Manhoef

[tuvaluboi]

@shuriken86 he most prob does...or kick boxers at that high level

[dickiecrow]

@shuriken86 hed get fucked up

[heknowsitall]

@shuriken86 will that make him a better wrestler? Rick Story the guy who just destoyed him is a former college wrestler who as a Freshman was 0-18 and came back to be an All American (talk about heart)....Alves is a plenty good striker. Right now the way the game is played and judged the wrestlers are humiliating strikers (Barnett v. Rogers)....His problem is not his striking (I am a big fan of Alves)

[casf120]

@shuriken86 he is hands down best striker in the 170 division. has learned some good wrestling too. but boy does he need to work on his wrestling defense

[fucdalaw1]

@casf120 1 of the best strikers... get it rite.. hes not the best..

[casf120]

@fucdalaw1 he is the best striker at welter weight. you dont know mma

[fucdalaw1]

@casf120 i dont kno mma? ok buddy i been training mma for yrs and im a huge fan and always hav been a fan of combat sports. kickboxing, boxing, mma, jdo, and freestyle wrestling retard. ill provwe it to u if u live in south florida.. he has sum of the most powerful leg kicks in the division he is not the best striker, hes bulky and methodical wit his punches.

[casf120]

@fucdalaw1 lol oh of course, just like every other youtuber you train in mma. let me guess, your also in the marines, and your dad is a police officer. lol why wud it matter that if i believe you or not. LMAO why do u care if i believe you. "ill prove it to you" lol fuck off. do you wake up every morning thinking you need to prove things to ppl you have never met before? fucking troll

[con9072]

@shuriken86 its probably a high priced private session.

[hayastanithxa]

omg how much does he whey

[tthhnnee]

Inspirational Fela Kuti @ background!

[breeeee100]

Thiago is the better striker of the 2 but Ami is preaty good to...

[mitsubishidiamante]

damn I wanna spar with Thiago. I know hes gonna beat hell out of me but hey

youll never learned if you didnt get a beating from a experience fighter right?

[mitsubishidiamante]

damn i wanna spar with Thiago. youll never learned unless you get beat up by the experience fighter

[hksupersi]

dam not bad for a tattoo guy

[tekken3y0sh1m1tsu1]

OMG UFC ON TONIGHT THIAGO IS FIGHTING!! WOO!

[bdruckus]

I love how Alves doesn't overpower his kicks during sparring. It shows great control and humility. Love Howard but definitely want Alves to take this one. "Shitle Tot" Alves!!!

[ShadySouljahv2]

Must be fun taking leg kicks from Alves =p

[wandprideteam]

@ShadySouljahv2 I know rite dey were some hard kicks and that guy defiantly was having trouble with dem but look at Thiago smile when he gets him a good one he enjoys destroying peoples legs the koscheck fight was just brutel but perfect technique by Alves fuken love dis guy hope he defeats John Howard in impressive fashion

[666pat666]

fuck he is massive here

[WarriorInternationa1]

that many tattoos just gets ugly imo . maybe its just the shorts. :/

[xolloy01]

awsome!

it'd be so awesome to spar with Pitbull Alves,

though he'll kick my ass,

WAAAAAAAR ALVES!

[Jaahaah]

@xolloy01 You do realize sparring isn't about kicking the crap out of each other? If Thiago wannet to he could murder Ami in seconds

[xolloy01]

@Jaahaah i know that, but i'm just sayin' even if THiago will completely destroy me in sparring, it's be a great honor to even compete with him.

[JDMGZR]

Hella badass... Thiago is still number 1 in my books...wish i was able to meet him while he was here in Oakland,...

[BxBully101]

wow at 175 he looks like a beast.

[KidBers]

@BxBully101 hes fights at 170 and weighs 190-195 probely 210 here

[curokoi]

COME GET SOMEEE

[mm4junkie]

what i like about this is that they spar like nice and light but technical but still push the pace , instead of all these bruisers who bat u full force but maintain technique

[5dopeman5]

Thiago alves is the best WW in the world hes gonna destroy jon bitch

[HON3STCRON1C]

how alves mananges to cut to 170 is amazingg.

[LowerPartOfHighEnd]

@HON3STCRON1C Totally agree. And what's even more amazing is how he seemingly does it so easily. That's like a 30/35 pound cut!

[TopazSkillMauler]

@LowerPartOfHighEnd He walks around 210-215 some times

[clearviewhigh]

@LowerPartOfHighEnd guys think thats wack? dan hardy walks around 200-205lb now. im not sure if its cause of the lemon cake he said he eats 5 times a week, but ya haha

[LowerPartOfHighEnd]

@clearviewhigh I don't think it's wack at all, I'm amazed at his ability to cut weight and to still maintain his strength, speed, and conditioning. It's unreal.

[KidBers]

@LowerPartOfHighEnd LOl dan hardy is 205 fat an out of shape he is 188 in shape

[ballsoffury4]

@LowerPartOfHighEnd

He does need to work on his conditioning a bit, he would be so much well more conditioned if he didn't have to cut all that weight right before a fight. That takes a lot out of him and he would have a better record right now if he didn't leave it till the last minute or tried to stay as healthy as he could between fights. Its unfortunate that he has the P4P best huggers in MMA, St Pierre and Fitch. 

[KidBers]

@clearviewhigh well hes fat out of shape at 205 nothing impressive about that

[clearviewhigh]

@KidBers lol. do you have any proof to support your statement? cause hes already in training camp for ufc 120

[KidBers]

@clearviewhigh he said he trained extra at the q and a because he was fat from the lemon cake

[clearviewhigh]

@KidBers i dont remember him exactly saying he was fat.. he weigh'd around 200 against st Pierre. he said he trains extra to burn it off

[KidBers]

@clearviewhigh no he didnt if u LISTEN to what he said he said im 188 i cut 10 pounds over the week and 8 pounds the day of the fight him at 200+ is a fat out of shape hardy

[clearviewhigh]

@KidBers ya just re watched it my bad. ur right. well i must say i appreciate that u responded to my un intellegent assumtions in a calm manner rather than giving the typical "Cunt bitch faget fucker" youtube reply lol

[KidBers]

@clearviewhigh just happy to help though 18 pounds is a not small cut just because thiago cuts 25 :p but gleison tibau cuts 27 thats insane to me

[clearviewhigh]

@KidBers ya dude him and tyson griffin. i watched in a xtreme couture training video where tyson said that he was currently 185 and was getting into the diet zone to start making 155. thats 30lb right their. i dunno id rather just hit up 170

[KidBers]

@clearviewhigh ya i heard hes like 170-175 fight night because gleison tibau was 184 fight night and he dwarfed tyson in height and muscle, and sean is 177 and he was bigger then tyson 2 ^^ though tyson have those gigant legs

[clearviewhigh]

@KidBers now that u mention it ya, tysons legs are HUGE. probably most his weight is their. guys like frankie edgar and guida play it pretty smart. they walka round like 158-160. if i was 184 or 175 like tyson/tibau id just hit up 170 or 185

[dss103]

@LowerPartOfHighEnd Seemingly does it easy my ass! He missed weight twice and it's because it is so much weight but now he's back on track with his nutritionist and new diet. I wish him the best and I know he will be champion one day. WAR ALVES!!!

[bumblebeeetuna]

@LowerPartOfHighEnd its not easy..........hes missed weight a couple of times

[KTFO1212]

@HON3STCRON1C hydroxycut....lmao j/p but srsly

[pologazz]

@HON3STCRON1C He doest manage , he has trouble making 170 all the time !

[weealecess]

alves looks massive

[JD12111211]

dont hurt him thiago!

[3000EA]

Alves' leg kicks are viscious....

btw is that the Mexican flag on his head gear?

[a7green]

....... Even in a light sparring session Thiago is still fucking up ppl's legs. Crazy power.

[ZuidJacob]

Thiago just owns him in the begining ehh lol cool vid though