Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez returned to action at tonight\u2019s ONE on TNT 1 event for a bout with Iuri Lapicus.<\/p>\n
Alvarez (30-7 MMA) was returning to action<\/a>\u00a0for this first time since scoring a first-round submission victory over Eduard Folayang in August of 2019. That victory had marked Eddie\u2019s first under the ONE banner, as he had suffered a TKO loss to Timofey Nastyukhin in his promotional debut.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Iuri Lapicus (14-1 MMA) was looking to rebound from the first loss of his career when he squares off with Eddie Alvarez this evening. The European suffered a TKO loss to Christian Lee in his most recent appearance this past October.<\/p>\n Tonight’s Alvarez vs. Lapicus bout last just 58-seconds. After Eddie scored an early takedown he immediately began to land some good ground and pound. However, a couple of the shots were allegedly to the back of the head and thus the fight was stopped and ruled a no-contest.<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to Eddie Alvarez vs. Iuri Lapicus being ruled a DQ below:<\/p>\n Wow @Ealvarezfight<\/a> is such a standup guy. I wouldn\u2019t have blamed him for being upset at the result but he was a class act. #ONEonTNT<\/a> @ONEChampionship<\/a><\/p>\n — Bi Nguyen \u201ckiller bee\u201d (@killerbeemma) April 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n