Thiago Alves retires from combat sports after Mike Perry knockout loss at KnuckleMania 4

Thiago Alves has competed in his final fight. Alves headlined BKFC KnuckleMania 4 on Saturday night against Mike Perry in Los Angeles. Perry knocked out Alves in 60 seconds with a brutal left hand. Following the event, Alves was asked what was next. “I’m going back to retirement,” Alves said at the post-fight press conference. “I pretty much was already retired, but didn’t make an announcement [or] anything because I wanted to do one more, and this was it. Unfortunately it didn’t go my way, but I’ve been fighting professionally since I was 15 years old. I took this fight...