{"id":47786,"date":"2012-12-28T10:26:28","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T18:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=47786"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:22:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:22:42","slug":"dana-white-expects-eddie-alvarez-situation-to-get-ugly-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white-expects-eddie-alvarez-situation-to-get-ugly-mma-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Expects Eddie Alvarez Situation to Get \u201cUgly\u201d | MMA News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/eddie-alvarez-new-site2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43640\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/eddie-alvarez-new-site2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/eddie-alvarez-new-site2.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/eddie-alvarez-new-site2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/eddie-alvarez-new-site2-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0battle to land lightweight free agent Eddie Alvarez (24-3 MMA, 8-1 BFC)\u00a0is starting to heat-up, or so it would appear. The former Bellator lightweight title holder is being pursued by both the UFC and his former employer Bellator Fighting Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Following Alvarez\u2019s last fight, he officially became a free agent after competing under the Bellator banner for the last few years. While the promotion retained a matching period to offer Alvarez equal money to that of any other organization courting his services, they allowed him to seek out the best deal before they decided if they would try to re-sign him or not.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC finally got around to making Alvarez an official offer recently, but Bellator\u2019s decision on whether or not they will match that offer\u00a0still hasn\u2019t happened, leading UFC president Dana White to presume that things will likely\u00a0&#8220;get ugly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>White has made no secret that he wants to land Alvarez as a free agent and bring him in\u00a0to the UFC\u00a0Octagon, but as a former lightweight champion and one of the promotion\u2019s most recognizable names, he also holds a valuable place in the Bellator family as well.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s gonna get ugly,\u201d <\/em>stated White. <em>\u201cI just don\u2019t know if I can talk about it.\u201d <\/em>he said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The ball appears to be in the court of Bellator Fighting Championships at the moment, but the saga to claim the rights to Eddie Alvarez seems far from over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0battle to land lightweight free agent Eddie Alvarez (24-3 MMA, 8-1 BFC)\u00a0is starting to heat-up, or so it would appear. 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