After a 4-0-1 run exterior the UFC that has seen him seize the Karate Fight heavyweight belt, Sam Alvey is “Smilin” as soon as once more. However will that smile final by means of his subsequent bout towards kickboxing killer Tyron Spong?
In accordance with Karate Fight, Alvey and Spong are set to battle on the promotion’s Dubai occasion on Might 2nd.
Spong holds an insane 107-7-1 report in kickboxing and has confronted a who’s who of the most important names within the sport together with Gokhan Saki, Jerome Le Banner, Ray Sefo, Alistair Overeem, Melvin Manhoef, Peter Aerts, and Remy Bonjasky. In 2015 he switched to boxing and is 14-0 underneath candy science guidelines.
A foray into MMA in 2022 noticed him lose through TKO to Sergei Kharitonov, however now Spong returns to the ruleset that established him as a fight sports activities titan to see if he can take Sam Alvey’s belt.
“Smilin” Sam is finest recognized to MMA followers because the man who skidded out of the UFC on a nine-fight winless streak. However whereas he hasn’t modified his methods a lot — he nonetheless reveals up all roly poly to fights and clinches an excessive amount of — he’s managed to win three fights in Karate Fight, taking the heavyweight belt in 2023 and defending it as soon as.
The one destructive blip on his report was a battle that noticed Antonio Arroyo KO him with a headbutt. That will be dominated a No Contest and Alvey would go on to win the rematch. However can Alvey survive an onslaught from the mighty Tyrone Spong? Followers on X (previously Twitter) don’t suppose so.
“Spong was meant to field Usyk at one level as an alternative he will get to kill Sam Alvey in Karate Fight,” one wrote.
“Spong is a killer however hasn’t fought shortly,” one other wrote. “If he stored up his coaching then this isn’t going to finish properly for Alvey.”
“Tyrone Spong would possibly legitimately put Sam Alvey in a coma!”
Spong is barely 39 — one 12 months older than Alvey — however has a variety of mileage on him. Will that be the deciding issue? Or are we about to witness Sam’s Karate Fight profitable streak come to a violent finish?
