{"id":288281,"date":"2018-10-15T21:08:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T04:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=288281"},"modified":"2018-10-15T21:08:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T04:08:40","slug":"video-eddie-alvarez-joins-one-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/one-championship\/video-eddie-alvarez-joins-one-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Eddie Alvarez joins ONE Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has found a new home. &#8220;The Underground King&#8221; announced tonight that he has signed with ONE Championship.<\/p>\n<p>ONE Championship&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YODCHATRI\">Chatri Sityodtong<\/a> shared the following video adding the caption <em>&#8220;Please join me in welcoming Eddie Alvarez to @ONEChampionship! I am super excited for our fans to witness Eddie&#8217;s high octane, explosive dynamite KO style. Stay tuned for more big news! @Ealvarezfight&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please join me in welcoming Eddie Alvarez to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ONEChampionship?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ONEChampionship<\/a>! I am super excited for our fans to witness Eddie&#39;s high octane, explosive dynamite KO style. Stay tuned for more big news! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ealvarezfight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ealvarezfight<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bM3K0COlie\">pic.twitter.com\/bM3K0COlie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chatri Sityodtong (@yodchatri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yodchatri\/status\/1052038412172066817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Hey guys. The moment of truth has arrived. I know you heard the rumors&#8230; and they are true. We got our official contract from ONE FC and we&#8217;re all signed up.&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Eddie Alvarez<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Alvarez (29-6 MMA) has put together one of the most impressive resumes in the history of mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Underground King\u201d has won championships in MFC, Bodog, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-208-results-fedor-emelianenko-tkos-chael-sonnen-video\/\">Bellator<\/a> and most recently in the UFC over his illustrious career.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC06005_alvarez_after_fight-Cropped-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"Eddie Alvarez\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-282856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC06005_alvarez_after_fight-Cropped-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC06005_alvarez_after_fight-Cropped.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Alvarez has gone 4-2 over his past six fights, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/eddie-alvarez\/ufc-on-fox-30-results-dustin-poirier-mauls-eddie-alvarez-in-the-second-video\/\">his latest being a second-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at July\u2019s UFC on FOX 30 event in Calgary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his setback against &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/nate-diaz-tells-dustin-poirier-he-isnt-about-this-life-after-ufc-230-fight-cancellation\/\">The Diamond<\/a>&#8220;, Eddie Alvarez was coming off <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/eddie-alvarez\/ufc-218-results-eddie-alvarez-vs-justin-gaethje\/\">an amazing third-round knockout win over Justin Gaethje<\/a> which occurred at UFC 218 in Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>Now with ONE Championship, Eddie Alvarez has the opportunity to fight against Eduard Folayang, Martin Nguyen, or even complete a trilogy with Shinya Aoki.<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see &#8220;The Underground King&#8221; Eddie Alvarez fight in his first bout under the ONE Championship banner? 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