Eddie Alvarez Forces Doctor Stoppage of Roger Huerta at Bellator 33

Filed under: Bellator, NewsEddie Alvarez was quick to remind people he hadn’t yet lost on American soil, and he wasn’t about to start in his hometown of Philadelphia.

Thursday in a non-title superfight against Roger Huerta at Bellator 33, the Bellato…

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Roger HuertaEddie Alvarez was quick to remind people he hadn’t yet lost on American soil, and he wasn’t about to start in his hometown of Philadelphia.

Thursday in a non-title superfight against Roger Huerta at Bellator 33, the Bellator lightweight champion held true to that promise. Alvarez was seldom challenged by Huerta through two rounds, winning by TKO after the cageside doctor stopped the fight before the third round.

Roger Huerta Ranks Eddie Alvarez as Top Three Lightweight in World

Filed under: BellatorBellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is ranked by most major MMA sites around No. 7, but if you ask his next challenger, Roger Huerta, he’d see you, and raise you.

“I put him in top three for sure,” Huerta told Ariel Helwan…

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Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is ranked by most major MMA sites around No. 7, but if you ask his next challenger, Roger Huerta, he’d see you, and raise you.

“I put him in top three for sure,” Huerta told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s The MMA Hour.

Calling in on MMAFighting.com’s now twice-weekly program, Huerta also revealed that he isn’t bothered by the fact that his Bellator 33 fight on Oct. 21 won’t be for the promotion’s belt.

Roger Huerta Meets Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 33 in Philadelphia

Filed under: Bellator, NewsBellator Season 2 lightweight tournament winner Pat Curran has pulled out of his Season 3 fight against champion Eddie Alvarez with an injury and will be replaced by Roger Huerta at Bellator 33.

MMA Junkie reported the news …

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Bellator Season 2 lightweight tournament winner Pat Curran has pulled out of his Season 3 fight against champion Eddie Alvarez with an injury and will be replaced by Roger Huerta at Bellator 33.

MMA Junkie reported the news on Thursday and MMA Fighting has confirmed with Curran that he is out and with sources close to Alvarez’s camp that he and Huerta have agreed to the bout, which will not be a title fight.

MMA Fighting has also learned that the fight will take place on Oct. 21 in Philadelphia, not Kansas City as previously reported. Bellator’s official website does not list a city or venue for the show. [Eds. Note: Bellator confirmed the fight during its Thursday night event broadcast.]