ONE Championship lightweight Eddie Alvarez shut down any potential retirement talks after losing to Iuri Lapicus via DQ at ONE on TNT 1.<\/p>\n
Alvarez joined ONE Championship in 2018 after a successful run in the Octagon that saw him win the UFC lightweight title. Since joining ONE, however, Alvarez has not achieved the success that most people thought he would. He lost his promotional debut in an upset when he was knocked out by the underrated power punch Timofey Nastyukhin, bounced back with a submission win over Eduard Folayang, and then suffered the DQ loss to Lapicus when the referee deemed his punches illegal strikes to the back of the head<\/a>. All told, Alvarez is 1-2 in ONE on paper, and at age 37, some are starting to mention retirement.<\/p>\n Alvarez, however, has shut down any potential talks of retirement. While he might not be the same championship-level fighter that he was in the UFC and Bellator, he still believes that he has plenty left in the tank. Speaking to reporters following the DQ loss to Lapicus, Alvarez suggested that the media needs to stop asking him about retirement and his age.<\/p>\n Eddie on retirement talk: <\/p>\n "You guys are fascinated about my age. I\u2019m not. I started the sport when I was 19. I\u2019m two decades in and I\u2019m learning new stuff every day, I still love it, I\u2019m still infatuated with it. I wish people would stop asking me about retirement and my age." pic.twitter.com\/bHgyKMrCbv<\/a><\/p>\n — Andrew Whitelaw (@ASTJWhitelaw) April 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n