{"id":63472,"date":"2013-07-02T08:46:47","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T15:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=63472"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:57:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:57:59","slug":"dana-white-alvarez-should-fight-for-bellator-but-get-paid-what-hes-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white-alvarez-should-fight-for-bellator-but-get-paid-what-hes-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White: Alvarez should fight for Bellator, but get paid what he&#8217;s worth"},"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>After months of legal battles, UFC President Dana White now believes that the best path for Eddie Alvarez (24-3 MMA) may be to return to Bellator MMA, this despite the 29-year-olds voiced desire to fight under the UFC banner.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the announcement that, barring a settlement, Alvarez will not even appear in court to argue his case until September of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what Dana White had to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;He should fight for [Bellator],&#8221; <\/em>White said Monday.<em> &#8220;First of all, they have every right \u2013 he signed a contract, and they have every right to him. But at least pay the kid the money. (That&#8217;s) the reason that you get that clause in your contract where you get out find out what you&#8217;re worth. You get to get out there and shop around and see what Eddie Alvarez is worth. Well, Eddie Alvarez found out what he&#8217;s worth, and they&#8217;ve refused to pay him that. It&#8217;s bulls&#8212;.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;So now this kid&#8217;s life and his career have been in limbo here while they&#8217;re in this battle. That&#8217;s dirty boxing s&#8212;. That&#8217;s what boxing does. Boxing tries to tie you up and make so you can&#8217;t make any money and all this s&#8212;. We&#8217;ve never done that to anybody, ever.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Just pay him or let him go.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><\/em>Stay tuned to BJPENN.com for further details on the &#8216;Eddie Alvarez free agent saga&#8217; as it continues to SLOWLY unfold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After months of legal battles, UFC President Dana White now believes that the best path for Eddie Alvarez (24-3 MMA) may be to return to Bellator MMA, this despite the 29-year-olds voiced desire to fight under the UFC banner. 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