With two wins from his next seven fights the veteran’s career has taken something of a nosedive since that lucrative night. Over 1.3 million people purchased the pay per view and it reportedly broke box office records at Madison Square Garden.Īlvarez lost his lightweight title after being stopped in the second round by McGregor at UFC 205. In 2016 he faced Conor McGregor in what Dana White billed as ‘the biggest event in UFC history’.
We rewind to #UFC205 when became the double champ! /WH1RCsiFuy Six years ago he was the reigning UFC lightweight champion and preparing for the biggest bout of his life. Alvarez remains one of the most recognizable fighters in the lightweight division but will be disappointed to have earned just one win from his four fights for the promotion.Īlvarez will not be short of suitors and should find plenty of other promotions willing to bid for his services despite having won just two of his last eight fights. His final fight for ONE Championship was against Ok Rae Yoon and the Korean claimed a clear cut decision win over the 38 year old. He was originally disqualified for striking Iuri Lapicus on the back of the head although the result was subsequently overturned and goes down on his record as a no contest. His return did not go entirely according to plan either.
But he then spent nearly two years on the sidelines after suffering an ankle injury and seeing bouts fall through during the Covid-19 pandemic.Įddie Alvarez made an incredible comeback in this fight against Eduard Folayang 🤯 #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship /s6CwBOai0E But his career did not get off to the best start when he was knocked out by Timofey Nastyukhin on his promotional debut.Īlvarez did bounce back with a come from behind win over Eduard Folayang.
Eddie alvarez free#
The former Bellator and UFC lightweight champion has been released from his contract and is now a free agent.Īlvarez signed with ONE Championship hoping to become the first fighter in history to win titles with the three biggest promotions in the world. According to SCMP there has been a parting of the ways between Eddie Alvarez and ONE Championship.
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