Sam Alvey (born May 6, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Alvey has also formerly competed for Bellator, King of the Cage, the MFC, and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 16: Team Carwin vs.
[5] Early on, Amoussou bloodied Alvey with varied strikes and worked towards an armbar, though as the fight progressed, Amoussou started to tire and Alvey soon gained control of the fight in the second round and managed to secure a takedown late in the third round.
[6] Following his win over Amoussou, Alvey was named as a participant in Bellator Season Five Middleweight Tournament, where he faced Vitor Vianna.
In the third episode, Alvey was selected by Carwin to fight Joey Rivera of Team Nelson.
In the second round, Alvey started to land more strikes, but was rocked by another head kick from Rivera.
[12] Alvey defeated UFC & Bellator veteran Jay Silva at MFC 37 via TKO in round three.
[13] He then won the MFC Middleweight Championship by defeating Jason South and successfully defended it once against Wes Swofford before moving to the UFC.
[26] However, Alvey pulled out of the bout in late December after sustaining a broken jaw and was replaced by Oluwale Bamgbose.
[29] The bout remained on the feet for nearly all of its duration in a largely uneventful fight where neither fighter was able to deliver any significant offense.
[34] Alvey again made a quick return to the cage and faced Alex Nicholson on November 5, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale.
[42] Alvey was tabbed as a short notice replacement for Trevor Smith and faced Ramazan Emeev on 21 October 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs.
[45] Alvey faced promotional newcomer Marcin Prachnio in a light heavyweight bout on February 24, 2018, at UFC on Fox 28.
[56] However, Alvey was removed from the fight on October 25 due to a broken hand and was replaced by Paul Craig.
[57][58] Alvey was expected to return to action against Khalil Rountree Jr. on March 28, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs.
[65] Alvey was expected to move down to middleweight division to face Zak Cummings on April 10, 2021, at UFC on ABC 2.
[74] Heinisch pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in late December and was replaced by Phil Hawes.
[75] In turn Hawes withdrew from the bout due to an undisclosed injury and he was replaced by Brendan Allen, with the fight taking place at light heavyweight.
[79] With this loss, Alvey extended his winless streak to nine fights in a row, breaking the previous record set by B.J.
[83] Alvey faced Ross Levine on December 16, 2023, at Karate Combat 43 in a 6-round heavyweight bout that resulted in Sam Alvey becoming the inaugural Heavyweight Champion of the organisation after a decision win via sudden death 6th round.
[85] Alvey defended his title against Antônio Arroyo in a rematch on July 25, 2024 at Karate Combat 48.
[87] Alvey has four biological children with his wife McKey Sullivan, winner of the eleventh cycle of America's Next Top Model.