Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney will waive matching period should Eddie Alvarez not re-sign

Negotiations to keep Eddie Alvarez in Bellator resumed nearly the moment he stepped out of the cage following a knockout of Patricky “Pitbull” Freire.

Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney now has advanced the timeline on Alvarez’s decision, telling MMAjunkie.co…

Negotiations to keep Eddie Alvarez in Bellator resumed nearly the moment he stepped out of the cage following a knockout of Patricky “Pitbull” Freire.

Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney now has advanced the timeline on Alvarez’s decision, telling MMAjunkie.com that he’ll waive a standard 90-day matching period if the ex-champ doesn’t initially take a new contract offer.

“Based on our relationship with Ed, there’s no reason to hold him to a series of months of not having the opportunity to look at those offers,” Rebney said.