Warlley Alves
| Warlley Alves | |
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| Born | Warlley Alves Andrade January 4, 1991 Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Other names | Slingshot |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division |
Welterweight (2011-present) Middleweight (2014) |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Team | X-Gym |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Warlley "Slingshot" Alves Andrade (born January 4, 1991), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2011, Warlley made a name for himself fighting at Jungle Fight. He is the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Middleweight tournament.
On February 26, 2014 it was revealed that Alves was selected to be a participant on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3. Alves defeated Wendell Oliveira by split decision to move into the Ultimate Fighter house, and become an official cast member.
Alves was selected as the third pick (fifth overall) of coach Chael Sonnen to be a part of Team Sonnen. In his second Middleweight fight of the season, Alves was selected to fight Ismael de Jesus. Alves won via knockout (knees) in the first round. He was then scheduled to face Wagner Silva for a spot in the final against Marcio Alexandre Jr. He defeated Silva by submission (guillotine choke).
Alves made his UFC debut on May 31, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale against Márcio Alexandre Jr. to determine the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 middleweight tournament. He won the fight via technical submission (guillotine choke) with only twenty-five seconds left to the end of the third round. After the fight Alves stated that he would fight in the Welterweight division of UFC.
Alves next fought Alan Jouban on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 56 in the co-main event. He won the fight by a controversial unanimous decision.
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