CLEVELAND – It was just as short – but much, much sweeter – this time around for Eddie Alvarez.
The Philadelphia native needed just two minutes to record a TKO victory over of Shinya Aoki. It was a rematch of their December 2008 bout in which Aoki recorded a heel-hook submission win just 92 seconds into the DREAM bout.
Despite a more costly price tag for Alvarez, company CEO Bjorn Rebney suggested the fighter’s future might now remain in Bellator.