If Mike Alvarado needed to be reminded of the sacrifices made to turn a dollar in a bloodsport, Brandon Rios reminded him last night. Rios mauled Alvarado for three rounds, the ringside physician kept Alvarado on his stool for the fourth, and the nearly 6,000 patrons in the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, were freed early to pursue more satisfying entertainment elsewhere.
Read Anywhere But Here: Brandon Rios TKO3 Mike Alvarado on The Cruelest Sport.