Earlier today, ESPN's Birtish affiliate revealed that former UFC #1 welterweight contender Thiago "The Pitbull" Alves has failed a CAT scan and was pulled from Saturday night's UFC 111 card in Newark, New Jersey. He was sceduled to face Jon Fitch in his first bout since  UFC 100 in July 2009, where he dropped a unanimous decision in a title fight against champion Georges St-Pierre.