{"id":288953,"date":"2018-10-23T05:59:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T12:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=288953"},"modified":"2018-10-23T05:59:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T12:59:11","slug":"measuring-the-impact-of-eddie-alvarez-signing-with-one-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/one-championship\/measuring-the-impact-of-eddie-alvarez-signing-with-one-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Measuring the impact of Eddie Alvarez signing with ONE Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019s why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onefc.com\/articles\/eddie-alvarez-officially-signs-with-one-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONE Championship\u2019s recent signing of the Underground King<\/a> was such a big deal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 34-year-old has won multiple championships with a number of different organizations, but he hasn\u2019t conquered a division in ONE. During a global press conference to promote the upcoming ONE: HEART OF THE LION event in Singapore in November, and to introduce Alvarez, the 34-year-old talked about his upcoming challenge, new opportunity, and organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy career has brought me all across the globe,\u201d Alvarez said. \u00a0\u201cI have surveyed the competition, and it looks fierce. I am excited to be able to test my skills against some of ONE Championship\u2019s best talent. This is no doubt a huge move for my career, and I am proud to be able to represent the true authentic values of martial arts. I am a martial artist at heart, and ONE Championship stands for everything that I believe in this sport. It is an honor to join this incredible organization.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite receiving offers from other organizations, Alvarez chose to continue his martial arts career with ONE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236929\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Eddie-Alvarez.png\" alt=\"Eddie Alvarez\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Eddie-Alvarez.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Eddie-Alvarez-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Eddie-Alvarez-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Eddie-Alvarez-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ONE has already established itself as the premier martial arts organization in all of Asia, but now the organization\u2019s influence and appeal are rising with those in North America. Alvarez is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States, and he turned down offers from stateside promotions to come to ONE. For him to make the decision to perform for an organization that is based in Singapore says something about the momentum and status of his new promotion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alvarez is in a position to be a trendsetter. Don\u2019t be shocked if other free agents follow suit. During the conference call, Alvarez lauded ONE\u2019s true martial arts ethics, it\u2019s humane approach to weight management and the spirit of competition. His decision to take his talents to ONE could have a ripple effect that leads to more American and western talent inquiring about joining ONE\u2019s roster. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If those martial artist\u2019s value systems and competitive approach align with the culture CEO Chatri Sityodtong and other leaders have cultivated, the new additions could further expand what is already an incredibly diverse roster within ONE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of intriguing opponents who could theoretically challenge Alvarez early on during his stint with ONE. He has expressed an interest to compete at or near 169 pounds where the list of potential opponents is long, including familiar adversaries like Shinya Aoki. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alvarez has already split two previous bouts with the Japanese legend. A third bout with Aoki would be an appealing match\u2013especially if Aoki can regain the lightweight title in March 2019 in Tokyo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alvarez will bring a new set of eyes that may have been blind to the qualities ONE Championship brings to martial arts. When they see Alvarez challenged by hungry and accomplished martial artists, everyone associated stands to gain. In the next five to seven years, as ONE continues to grow, we may look back on the Alvarez signing as one of the most important in ONE history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 10\/22\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s why ONE Championship\u2019s 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\u2019t conquered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54467,"featured_media":288471,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10211,19776],"tags":[25177],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Measuring the impact of Eddie Alvarez signing with ONE Championship | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What does Eddie Alvarez recently singning with ONE Championship mean for the promotion and for the larger sport going forward?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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