Eddie Alvarez

Edward "Eddie" Alvarez is an American mixed-style fighter who ranks fourth in the UFC lightweight division rankings. The athlete has impeccable statistics: during his career, the fighter had 33 fights, of which 28 ended in victory and only 5 - defeat.

The future Bellator champion was born on January 11, 1984, in Kensington, Pennsylvania.

The American press for a reason drew parallels between the main character of John Evildsen's film "Rocky" and Alvarez. Edward grew up in one of Philadelphia's most deprived neighborhoods. He knew from a young man what drugs, stabbing and death were. Friends and acquaintances of the fighter either used prohibited substances or supplied them to the population.

My father understood that in such a criminal area it is very important to be able to stand up for himself, so he gave his beloved child to boxing. However, the athlete's mother, being a devout woman, saw salvation in religion and soon transferred her son to the Northeast Catholic School, where he was engaged in cycling, football and wrestling.

From the biography of the UFC champion it is known that his grandfather in his youth was a popular Puerto Rican boxer, so without exaggeration we can say that Alvarez has a genetic predisposition to martial arts.

Having put the material welfare of the market as a priority, Edward left the school and got a job as a seller in a shoe store. After work, the young man went to the basement equipped under the gym, practiced there the main techniques of wrestling and racks, and then participated in unofficial fights held in the same room.

Eddie Alvarez made his professional debut on December 14, 2003, defeating Anthony Ladonna by knockout. In 2004, the car's rivals, Adam Firon and Chris Schlesinger, surrendered, admitting their defeat. In 2005, Danil Veselov and Daisuke Hanazawa were also knocked out by the athlete.

In his seventh professional fight (2006), Edward defeated Derrick Noble in the first round, becoming the welterweight champion in the Canadian organization Maximum Fighting Championship. The athlete then collaborated with Bodog at EliteXC.

Alvarez's fame was brought by the promotion of MMA Dream. In the final round of the Dream-5 lightweight grand prix, Eddie managed to reach the semifinals, where he knocked out high-ranked fighter Tatsay Kawajiri. The Sherdog portal recognized the fight as "the best fight of 2008." The injury prevented Alvarez from taking part in the final fight. Joachim Hansen replaced Eddie and won the tournament. Alvarez subsequently signed with Bellator Fighting Championships.

In June 2009, Alvarez reached the final of the Bellator lightweight tournament, where he defeated Toby Imadou at the beginning of the second round. On April 2, 2011, he fought Pat Curran. Eddie managed to retain the title.

On November 19, 2011, Alvarez lost in the fourth round to Michael Chandler. At the end of the same year, the contract with Bellator expired. Alvarez was willing to continue to cooperate with the organization, but only if his fees doubled. The offer was rejected, and the managers of the car began to negotiate with representatives of the UFC.

On August 13, 2013, it was announced that Eddie and Bellator had found a compromise. This resulted in Alvarez's new fight against Michael Chandler on November 2, 2013. Eddie won and became the Bellator lightweight champion for the second time.

Alvarez's third meeting with Chandler was scheduled to take place on May 17, 2014, but a week before the fight Edward suffered a concussion and refused to fight. In the summer of 2014, Bellator's new president announced that Alvarez had been released from his contract. On August 19 of the same year, Alvarez officially joined the ranks of UFC fighters.

On July 7, 2016, Eddie met Rafael dos Anjous in a fight for the UFC lightweight title. The fight ended with Alvarez's victory. Unfortunately, the man could not defend his title and on November 12, 2016 lost by TKO to the shocking Irishman Conor McGregor.

After the crushing defeat, the athlete hoped that the duel with DustinUrier would return to his former glory. However, the forecasts for this fight were disappointing. Analysts agreed that McGregor managed to morally break Eddie, and the upcoming fight will only exacerbate Alvarez's already unenviable position in the MMA community.

In the first meeting, Edward used three prohibited methods. The referee's decision stopped the match and was subsequently cancelled. The Texas State Athletic Commission later declared the fight a failure. A rematch date has not yet been set.

Despite the fact that Alvarez is officially married and has four children (three sons and a daughter), the network has very little information about the personal life of a martial artist.

The wife of the former Bellator champion is Janey. While Edward earns money, his faithful maintains the house order and raises children. The athlete has repeatedly said that he cannot be separated from his family for a long time.

In 2016, lightweight left the Blackzilians, whose training camp was in Florida, and went to Philadelphia to become part of Ricardo Almeida's team. Then fans of martial arts suggested that the fighter simply did not want to "go to the bottom" along with the organization, experiencing at that time not the best of times. In fact, his wife and children, who did not take root in the new place, asked the head of the family to return to their native lands, where they were doing well.

In an interview, the athlete said that Jane perfectly prepares pies, and not without irony said that, perhaps, soon he will have to move from light weight to heavy.

One of the most successful fighters in the history of mixed martial arts does not plan to end his fighting career in the near future. In 2017, Alvarez does not give up hope to win the championship again and continues to perform under the auspices of Ultimate Fighting Championship.

In his Instagram, Eddie posts video clippings from workouts, photos of family vacations, and uses a social platform to promote to the masses products of MMA-attributes (professional equipment and sports nutrition), with which he collaborates.

Among other things, the eminent athlete is a frequent guest of radio broadcasts. In the interview, he talks about both his professional activities and life outside the ring.

MFC welterweight championship winner two-time Bellator Lightweight Champion UFC lightweight champion Japanese Grand Prix Dream Lightweight Championship

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