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ONE Championship announces starting dates for flyweight, lightweight tournaments
In November, ONE Championship announced that it will it be promoting a flyweight and lightweight Grand Prix in the New Year. On Friday morning, ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong took to Twitter to announce the kickoff dates for these two anticipated tournaments. Per Sityodtong’s Tweet, the lightweight Grand Prix will kick off at […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 107 // Eddie Alvarez | Alberto Del Rio | Eduard Folayang
Eddie Alvarez joins us for an in-depth conversation regarding his recent move to ONE Championship. “The Underground King” discusses his reasoning for parting ways with the UFC, his goal of capturing every major title in MMA, and how moving to a company with the values of ONE Championship is like a breath of fresh air. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Eddie Alvarez sizes up potential ONE Championship bouts with Shinya Aoki, Eduard Folayang
Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez will be welcomed to ONE Championship in the most exciting way possible, as he’s set to compete in the promotion’s anticipated Lightweight Grand Prix in 2019. The details of this Lightweight Grand Prix are still somewhat scarce, yet Alvarez believes the first round of the tournament will […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Eddie Alvarez reacts to news of ONE Championship Lightweight Grand Prix
ONE Champion is welcoming Eddie Alvarez to its roster in style, having recently announced that the former UFC and Bellator lightweight titleholder will make his promotional debut as part of a wild, eight-man Lightweight Grand Prix. Like most combat sports fans, Eddie Alvarez was thrilled to learn about this upcoming tournament. “I had the same […]
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EXCLUSIVE | ONE two-division champ Aung La N Sang offers advice to Eddie Alvarez and Demetrious Johnson
Former UFC champions Eddie Alvarez and Demetrious Johnson are far and away the biggest free agent signings ONE Championship has ever made. Both fighters have the potential to become dominant champions in their respective divisions, as well as lucrative stars for the promotion —much like Myanmar’s Aung La N Sang. Aung La N Sang, who […]
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Eddie Alvarez and Demetrious Johnson join 104 martial arts world champions on ONE Championship roster
Both Eddie Alvarez and Demetrious Johnson, former UFC champions, announced that they have joined ONE Championship within two weeks of each other. The news obviously ran up many headlines. The Johnson for Ben Askren trade in particular was the biggest acquisition in history for the Asia-based promotion. Alvarez, 34, has won world championships in the […]
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First the ONE lightweight belt, then Eddie Alvarez, says Amir Khan
Rising Singaporean lightweight star Amir Khan has declared his intent to challenge ONE Championship newcomer Eddie Alvarez. As Khan gears up for his lightweight title showdown against Filipino Eduard Folayang at ONE: CONQUEST OF CHAMPIONS at Manila’s Mall of Asia Arena next month, he signalled his interest in meeting Alvarez early next year. “Yes, 100 […]
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Highlighting 5 of the biggest wins of Eddie Alvarez’s career
“The Underground King” Eddie Alvarez, the most recent signing by ONE Championship, comes to the promotion with an impressive resume. The 34-year-old has competed in various countries and for a number of organizations. In each of his stops, Alvarez has reached the pinnacle. ONE Championship is the last major martial arts organization that Alvarez has […]
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Eddie Alvarez reacts to news of Demetrious Johnson’s potential move to ONE Championship
Earlier this month, we learned that former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez had signed with Singapore-based MMA promotion ONE Championship. Alvarez was instantly hailed as the biggest free agent signing in ONE Championship history — and from the sounds of it, he could soon be joined by another massive name: former UFC flyweight […]
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Measuring the impact of Eddie Alvarez signing with ONE Championship
There are few martial artists in the world who have accomplished as much or more than Eddie Alvarez has in his 15-year, 36-bout career. That’s why ONE Championship’s recent signing of the Underground King was such a big deal. The 34-year-old has won multiple championships with a number of different organizations, but he hasn’t conquered […]
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Eddie Alvarez opens up on decision to sign with ONE Championship
Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez is now a ONE Championship fighter. Speaking on the ONE: Heart of the Lion conference call on Wednesday evening, Alvarez opened up on his decision to sign with the Singapore-based promotion. “Without getting too much into it, we had offers from all around the world,” Eddie Alvarez […]
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Eddie Alvarez discusses the competition in the ONE Championship lightweight division
Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, who recently signed with Singapore’s ONE Championship, hasn’t had the chance to thoroughly examine the promotion’s lightweight division just yet. That being said, he expects to get very familiar with his peers in the division very soon. “No I’m not entirely familiar,” Eddie Alvarez said in response […]
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Eddie Alvarez focused on ONE lightweight division, will not move up to welterweight
Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez appeared on ONE Championship’s Thursday evening media conference call, alongside ONE women’s atomweight champion Angela Lee, ONE women’s strawweight champion Xiong Jing Nan, ONE bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes, ONE interim bantamweight champion Kevin Belingon, and ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong. Among the highlights of this call was Eddie […]
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VIDEO | Eddie Alvarez joins ONE Championship
Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has found a new home. “The Underground King” announced tonight that he has signed with ONE Championship. ONE Championship’s Chatri Sityodtong shared the following video adding the caption “Please join me in welcoming Eddie Alvarez to @ONEChampionship! I am super excited for our fans to witness Eddie’s […]
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Breaking! Former UFC champion Eddie Alvarez has reportedly found a new home
Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is very close to signing a multi-fight deal with ONE Championship according to a report from ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. Helwani took to Twitter where he shared the following information on Eddie Alvarez’s potential move. Free agent Eddie Alvarez is very close to agreeing to a new multi-fight contract with […]
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Scott Coker doubtful free agent Eddie Alvarez returns to Bellator
Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is currently a free agent. Given his station in the MMA world, it was expected that Alvarez would be courted by many of the sport’s top promotions, including Bellator MMA, where he once wore lightweight gold. Unfortunately, it doesn’t sound like Eddie Alvarez will be returning to the Bellator […]
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ONE Championship reportedly in hot pursuit of free agent Eddie Alvarez, KSW also expresses interest
Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is reportedly being pursued by Asian MMA powerhouse ONE Championship. The Singapore-based promotion has reportedly been competitive with both Bellator and the UFC in the negotiations for Alvarez’s employment. This interesting news was reported by Tarso Doria of MMABrasil. Eddie Alvarez and ONE Championship seems to be […]
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Michael Chandler happy to have trilogy bout with Eddie Alvarez
When two fighters put on two of the greatest fights ever seen in MMA history…who wouldn’t want to see a third and final bout? This is the case with two of the lightweight division’s very best, Michael Chandler and Eddie Alvarez. Meeting for the very first time in 2011, Chandler was the lightweight tournament winner […]
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Scott Coker on Eddie Alvarez possibly returning to Bellator, ‘we would love to talk to him’
When one chapter closes another begins. And it may be that time again for one of the lightweight division’s all-time greats. ‘The Underground King’ Eddie Alvarez just recently fought out of his contract in the second of two wars with Dustin Poirier. In this rematch that headlined UFC on Fox 30 in Calgary, Alvarez came […]
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Dana White will understand if Eddie Alvarez wants to finish his career elsewhere
The wild and highly anticipated UFC on Fox 30 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada has come and gone. In a thrilling main event, wrongs were righted from UFC 211. In the said main event, Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez ran things back as they went to war. Only lasting a round and a half just like […]
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Eddie Alvarez issues statement on Poirier loss, discusses coaching and officiating drama
Last week, former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez came up short in a high-stakes rematch with Dustin Poirier, succumbing to a storm of second-round strikes. In the immediate fallout of this tough loss, Alvarez was quiet. On Wednesday afternoon, however, the former champion and lightweight great broke his silence with a deep and […]
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Coach admits he accidentally advised Eddie Alvarez to throw a 12-6 elbow: “I feel horrible”
Eddie Alvarez’s UFC on Fox 30 rematch with Dustin Poirier did not go the way he planned. Instead, the all-action lightweight star was swarmed and TKO’d in the second round. That said, Alvarez was not without his moments in the fight. In fact, it could even be argued that Alvarez was soundly in control of […]
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Marc Goddard addresses controversial standup in Dustin Poirier vs. Eddie Alvarez fight
On Sunday night, in the main event of UFC on Fox 30 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez finally stepped into the cage for a do-over of their controversial 2017 no contest. In the end, Poirier would win this rematch with a violent second-round volley. Unfortunately, this rematch produced a whole new […]
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UFC on FOX 30 Results: Dustin Poirier mauls Eddie Alvarez in the second (video)
A key lightweight rematch featuring former division champion Eddie Alvarez taking on surging division contender Dustin Poirier headlined tonight’s UFC on FOX 30 event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Alvarez and Poirier first met at UFC 211 in 2017, but that fight unfortunately ended in a no-contest after Eddie landed a pair of illegal knees. Here’s […]
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UFC on FOX 30: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 Results
Unable to catch today’s UFC on FOX 30 event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada? BJPENN.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results from all of tonight’s action. UFC on FOX 30 is headlined by a key lightweight rematch featuring former division champion Eddie Alvarez taking on surging contender […]
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Eddie Alvarez weighs in on Conor McGregor getting an immediate title shot
Conor McGregor‘s legal situation is now cleared up. This means that the Irish MMA megastar will soon be able to return to the cage — if he so chooses. If McGregor does return to the cage, it’s almost certain that he’ll return to a title shot opposite reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Not everyone, […]
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Eddie Alvarez explains why he considers Dustin Poirier an “undercard fighter”
Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier, who meet in the main event of UFC Calgary on Saturday night, have shared the cage once before. On the night they first met, they pounded each other black and blue, but ultimately ended up with a disappointing no contest after Alvarez landed an illegal knee. Despite the fact that […]
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Eddie Alvarez explains why he’s choosing to fight out UFC contract against Dustin Poirier
When Eddie Alvarez steps into the cage with Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC Calgary this Saturday night, he’ll complete the final obligation on his current UFC contract. Fighting out a UFC contract in this way is always a big risk for a fighter — but the payoff can be huge. Lose, and […]