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ONE Championship went to Tokyo and the Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena for their biggest event to date on Sunday. The event was appropriately titled A New Era . Because that is exactly what it is supposed to begin…
ONE Championship went to Tokyo and the Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena for their biggest event to date on Sunday. The event was appropriately titled A New Era . Because that is exactly what it is supposed to begin…
Eddie Alvarez only focused on one thing now that he’s under contract with ONE Championship. The former UFC lightweight champion is one of the big signings that the promotion made last year. Now, he’s slated to make his promotional debut when he fights Timofey Nastyukhin in the first round of the ONE Lightweight Grand Prix […]
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Eddie Alvarez only focused on one thing now that he’s under contract with ONE Championship. The former UFC lightweight champion is one of the big signings that the promotion made last year.
Now, he’s slated to make his promotional debut when he fights Timofey Nastyukhin in the first round of the ONE Lightweight Grand Prix at ONE: A New Era on Sunday, March 31.
For Alvarez, he has his sights set on capturing the ONE Championship lightweight title. In order to do that, he has plans to destroy everyone in his path to achieve that goal, and it all starts this weekend.
Once he signed with the promotion, the obvious trilogy fight with Shinya Aoki was a realistic possibility. However, that fight must wait as Alvarez already has a fight booked and Aoki is set to fight ONE lightweight champion Eduard Folayang at the ONE: A New Era event.
During the ONE Championship: A New Era press conference today in Toyko, Japan, the former UFC star was asked about if this idea of a trilogy fight with Aoki excites him.
“I’m super focused on the Grand Prix. I have no concerns about Shinya Aoki; he doesn’t even hold the belt,” Alvarez stated (H/T to Body Lock MMA).
“I’m not being disrespectful, a lot of people ask me about Shinya, but he’s not even the belt holder. My concern is the guy in front of me, Timofey [Nastyukhin], I’d be disrespecting him if I thought about anyone else, but if I have my eyes on anything, it’s this shiny thing up here. I don’t really see a guy in front of it. I just want that world title. It’s the only one I don’t have. That’s all I’ve got my eyes on.”
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MMA fans may be preparing for the Justin Gaethje vs. Edson Barboza battle at UFC on ESPN 2 on Saturday, but grab a cup of coffee and head to B/R Live for the best card, top-to-bottom, …
MMA fans may be preparing for the Justin Gaethje vs. Edson Barboza battle at UFC on ESPN 2 on Saturday, but grab a cup of coffee and head to B/R Live for the best card, top-to-bottom, …
Eddie Alvarez swears he doesn’t have a wandering eye. In fact, he says he doesn’t mind sticking around a place for awhile. Your skepticism is understandable…
Eddie Alvarez swears he doesn’t have a wandering eye. In fact, he says he doesn’t mind sticking around a place for awhile. Your skepticism is understandable…
After a five-year career with the UFC, former lightweight champion Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez makes his ONE Championship debut on March 31 at ONE: A New Era against Timofey Nastyukhin in Tokyo, Japan…
After a five-year career with the UFC, former lightweight champion Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez makes his ONE Championship debut on March 31 at ONE: A New Era against Timofey Nastyukhin in Tokyo, Japan…
ONE Championship lightweight contender Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez will be thousands of miles away from his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he makes his highly-anticipated promotional debut in Tokyo on March 31. The 35-year-old multiple-time Mixed Martial Arts World Champion is scheduled to face Russia’s Timofey Nastyukhin in the quarter-final round of the ONE […]
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ONE Championship lightweight contender Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez will be thousands of miles away from his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he makes his highly-anticipated promotional debut in Tokyo on March 31.
The 35-year-old multiple-time Mixed Martial Arts World Champion is scheduled to face Russia’s Timofey Nastyukhin in the quarter-final round of the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix, set for ONE: A NEW ERA — ONE Championship’s first ever event in Japan.
But Asia is far from a foreign environment for the American. In fact, it holds a special spot in his heart as the place where he first made his mark as professional martial artist.
Alvarez’s star truly began to shine when he competed in Japanese promotion Dream’s Grand Prix tournament, where he made his mark on the global martial arts scene with the kind of eye-catching knockouts that he would later become renowned for, including an emphatic finish of Japanese local hero Tatsuya Kawajiri in 2008.
Over 10 years later, “The Underground King” will return to a city that he openly admits holds plenty of sentimental value.
“I’ve never felt more appreciated in my life than back in 2008 when I fought for the Asian community, I never felt more appreciated for what I do and the hard work I put in,” said Alvarez.
“The Underground King” recently became one of the soaring Asian promotion’s hottest properties after his groundbreaking shift East which made headlines late last year. News of Alvarez signing was followed by ONE Championship’s acquisitions of Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, who also makes his promotional debut at ONE: A NEW ERA.
“I’d love to give the Japanese fans what they want – I owe a lot to them,” he added.
The 35-year-old Alvarez wants to ensure his homecoming of sorts is a victorious one against the hard-hitting Nastyukhin. He is wrapping up what looks to be an intense training camp. With less than three weeks to go to the event, Alvarez is ready.
Nastyukhin, however, is never one to back down from a war. The 29-year-old swings as hard as anyone in ONE’s talent-rich lightweight division and a string of victims in his wake exist as proof.
Fortunately for martial arts fans, Alvarez shares those exact qualities. Alvarez has built his decorated legacy on a willingness to trade shots, constant pressure, and to deliver show-stopping knockouts.
The pieces of the puzzle add up to what promises to be a show-stealing bout at the famous Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena in what will be ONE’s inaugural event in Japan.
You can expect plenty of fireworks when the Alvarez and Nastyukhin square off on March 31, in a showdown that has the potential to wind up as Bout of the Night.
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