[9], Eddie has a younger brother, Albert, who is a former mixed martial artist. [48], In his first fight after losing the Lightweight title, Alvarez faced Dustin Poirier on May 13, 2017, at UFC 211. SLpM - [70] The call to disqualify Alvarez was considered controversial by multiple outlets and professional fighters as it appeared he was striking Lapicus's ear before Lapicus started turning his head. [20], Alvarez advanced to the lightweight tournament's finals, which took place at Bellator 12 on June 19, 2009. [19] His next fight at the tournament's semi-finals took place four weeks later at Bellator 5, against Eric Reynolds. [62] On December 19, 2018, it was announced that Alvarez faced Timofey Nastyukhin at ONE Championship: A New Era on March 31, 2019 in promotion's inaugural event in Japan. Eddie Alvarez isn't aboard the Conor McGregor hype train.. He made his promotional debut against fan favorite and top contender Donald Cerrone in the co-main event at UFC 178 on September 27, 2014. Champion vs. champion: How Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez match up at UFC 205. Eddie Alvarez risks his lightweight title against featherweight champion Conor McGregor on Saturday in New York. Alvarez was supposed to fight the Season 2 Lightweight Tournament Winner Pat Curran in a defense of his title, but his opponent was pulled from the card due to an injury in his right shoulder. Alvarez won via TKO due to strikes late in the first round. His wife, Jamie, has stood beside him throughout every step of the process. Regardless of that, if De La Hoya and Alvarez reach an agreement for a July 3rd showdown, the former boxing star figures to be a major favorite heading in. [17] However, the fight was canceled when EliteXC's parent ProElite filed for bankruptcy. Alvarez lost the fight via a unanimous decision. He fought Northern Irishman Greg Loughran, whom he submitted with a guillotine choke. On New Year's Eve 2008, Alvarez fought Shinya Aoki at K-1 Dynamite!! He competed in their 160-pound division against Ross Ebanez, winning by TKO.[14]. He fights in the lightweight division in UFC. I guess Conor is about 5’10 and Eddie is maybe 5’7 but there is not that much of a height difference. Surely, a great component of Conor McGregor's striking is his exceptional reach. For Eddy Alvarez, dreams -- plural -- do come true. Average Submissions Attempted per 15 minutes, DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round, DREAM 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round, DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round. [69] He was disqualified after repeatedly throwing punches to the back of Lapicus's head. Acc. ... Alvarez could easily get stuck on the end of McGregor’s reach, eat … [4] He formerly competed in the UFC and Bellator MMA, winning world titles in each: the UFC Lightweight Championship once and the Bellator Lightweight World Championship twice. [60][61], On November 7, 2018, it was announced that Alvarez would be one of eight participants in the ONE Lightweight Grand Prix. [28] He won via split decision in a close fight to become the Bellator Lightweight Champion for the second time. ONE Championship refers to their 170 lb class as Lightweight, but under the Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States, 170 lbs is considered Welterweight. Alvarez's replacement was Joachim Hansen, whom he defeated two months earlier. He competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. [55][56][57][58] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. Bellator Season One Lightweight Tournament Final. [71] Alvarez utilized his financial success to move his family out of Kensington and into Northeast Philadelphia following the birth of his first son, Eddie Jr.[72], Alvarez made two appearances on the television show Bully Beatdown on MTV, where he knocked out both of his opponents.[73]. Fighters who fight in the lightweight class can weigh anywhere from 146 – 155 pounds, but because of weight cutting, many MMA fighters walk around 10 – 30 lbs heavier than their weight class maximum limit. [31], Rebney stated in the post fight press conference that the two would meet again in a rubber match, possibly on pay-per-view, once they both have recuperated. Alvarez claims to have fought over 100 unsanctioned bouts before starting as a professional fighter as there were no amateur fights available. Bellator Season One Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal. UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor takes on UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 on Saturday in the first matchup of reigning titleholders since … Eddie Alvarez is high energy at media day, while Francis Ngannou & Alistair Overeem take a more subdued approach. [15], Alvarez advanced to the second round of the tournament, where he defeated top-ranked Lightweight fighter Joachim Hansen on May 11, 2008, by unanimous decision.[16]. He was replaced by ONE Lightweight Champion Christian Lee. Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round, Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round, Bellator Season 1 Lightweight Tournament Winner, "Fight Card – UFC 188 Velasquez vs. Werdum", "Congratulations Edson, Eddie and Corey! Alvarez defeated Pat Curran on April 2, 2011, via unanimous decision (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) to retain the Bellator Lightweight Championship at Bellator 39.[24]. 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Won the inaugural. The fight was awarded Fight of the Year by Sherdog for 2008. 2008, losing by submission in the first round. However, a week before the fight, it was announced that Alvarez had suffered a concussion and was forced to pull out of the fight. [10], He went to Northeast Catholic High School, excelling and becoming a varsity letterman in football, wrestling and track. Saturday night, the UFC comes to you live on pay-per-view with its biggest card of the year. With MMA events stuck on hold indefinitely – except maybe one certain unheralded UFC event – fighters have more and more frequently taken to podcasts, streaming platforms, and Instagram Live chats to pass the time in quarantine.. A more recent one of these chats happened to be an Instagram Live between former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and current promotional welterweight … By Harry Davies @harrydavies14 Apr 7, 2021, 11:08pm EDT Share this story Alvarez faced former ONE lightweight title challenger Iuri Lapicus at ONE on TNT 1 on April 7, 2021. [12], In spite of the fact that many insiders did not consider 170 pounds to be Alvarez's best competitive fighting weight, he continued to fight larger opponents, as he relished testing his mettle against bigger fighters. Alvarez returned at ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes on August 2, 2019 against former ONE lightweight champion Eduard Folayang. If Conor just bends the knees a little, he is going to be eye-level. After controlling the bout for two rounds, Alvarez used a rear-naked choke to submit Reynolds in the third. - Chandler caught Alvarez in a neck crank, but Alvarez escaped and nearly finished the fight two times with rear-naked choke attempts. 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