If Thiago Alves knocks out Jon Fitch, thank his mom.
Alves, who attempts to avenge a 2006 loss to Fitch next month at UFC 111, had a good chat with mom in Fortaleza, Brazil, after welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre beat him this past July at UFC 100 and internal strife at American Top Team pulled him in two directions.
When he came back, he had a simple goal to cut out the drama in his life.