Part 1: Alvarez recaps last two years atop the lightweight division

January 2016. Eddie Alvarez was two fights into his UFC career and about to face former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in bout number three. Before he even stepped foot into the Octagon, the Philadelphia native’s street cred was established,…

January 2016. Eddie Alvarez was two fights into his UFC career and about to face former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in bout number three. Before he even stepped foot into the Octagon, the Philadelphia native’s street cred was established, but when I asked him before the Pettis bout what fighting was for him, that stellar reputation grew greater.“Every fight is never a discovery of my opponent,” he said. “I could care less about his self-discovery or who he wants to become or whether he wants to be a better form of himself. It’s a selfish thing. I want to s … Read the Full Article Here