{"id":113201,"date":"2014-09-22T10:50:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T17:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=113201"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:24:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:24:55","slug":"blocked-spike-tv-running-eddie-alvarez-special-during-ufc-178","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/blocked-spike-tv-running-eddie-alvarez-special-during-ufc-178\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOCKED! Spike TV Running Eddie Alvarez Special During UFC 178"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-13-at-2.04.44-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-13-at-2.04.44-PM.png\" alt=\"Eddie Alvarez PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-13-at-2.04.44-PM.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-13-at-2.04.44-PM-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-13-at-2.04.44-PM-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Alvarez was recently released from Bellator MMA after a lengthy contract dispute that went back to Bjorn Rebney&#8217;s time with the promotion.  <\/p>\n<p>Scott Coker recently released Alvarez unconditionally, and wished him all the best in his fighting future.  <\/p>\n<p>The very same day that Alvarez was released, the UFC signed Alvarez and placed him in a fight against Donald Cerrone at UFC 178 on September 27th.<\/p>\n<p>Now it has been revealed that Spike TV, the channel that airs Bellator MMA, will run a 90-minute special about Alvarez during his fight against Cerrone.<\/p>\n<p>The special is called &#8220;Eddie Alvarez: Free On Spike&#8221;, and it will showcase Alavarez&#8217; Fight Of The Year Bout against Mike Chandler in 2011, and then his successful rematch against Chandler in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on Bellator attempting to take viewership away from UFC 178?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eddie Alvarez was recently released from Bellator MMA after a lengthy contract dispute that went back to Bjorn Rebney&#8217;s time with the promotion. 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