Eddie Alvarez
| Eddie Alvarez | |
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| Born |
January 11, 1984 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Other names | The Silent Assassin, The Underground King |
| Residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) |
| Division |
Lightweight (155 lb) Welterweight (170 lb) |
| Reach | 69.0 in (175 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Kickboxing, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Team | Ricardo Almeida BJJ Blackzilians (formerly) |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Almeida |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 33 |
| Wins | 28 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Notable school(s) | Northeast Catholic High School |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Eddie Alvarez is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the UFC, and is the former UFC Lightweight Champion. Alvarez is also a former two-time Bellator Lightweight Champion. He has also competed for the Japanese DREAM promotion, where he made his name in their inaugural Lightweight Grand Prix and also fought once for ProElite's EliteXC promotion. Alvarez is ranked the #1 lightweight in the world by Sherdog.
Alvarez is the first and only fighter to have won championships in both Bellator MMA and the UFC. He holds notable wins over former world champions Pat Curran, Michael Chandler, Shinya Aoki, Gilbert Melendez, Anthony Pettis and Rafael dos Anjos.
Alvarez won the MFC Welterweight Championship in his seventh professional fight in June 2006 when he defeated Derrick Noble via KO at just 1:01 of the first round. The MFC Welterweight Championship would later be re-branded the BodogFIGHT Welterweight Championship.
In spite of the fact that many insiders didn't view 170 pounds to be Alvarez's best competitive fighting weight, he continued to fight larger opponents because he relished the challenge of testing his mettle against bigger fighters. At Bodog Fight's "Clash of the Nations" pay per view in Russia on April 14, 2007, Alvarez's size disadvantage would be exposed, as he suffered his first career loss when he was TKO'd by UFC veteran Nick Thompson at 4:32 into round 2. After deciding to leave Bodog, Alvarez quickly found a new home in EliteXC where he competed in their 160-pound division against Ross Ebanez, winning by TKO.
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