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.