Eddie Alvarez secured his spot as the No. 1 contender in the lightweight division when he bested Anthony Pettis recently.
Now, as Alvarez prepares for a July meeting with champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 90, check out a fight replay of t…
Eddie Alvarez secured his spot as the No. 1 contender in the lightweight division when he bested Anthony Pettis recently.
Now, as Alvarez prepares for a July meeting with champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 90, check out a fight replay of that encounter with Pettis in the video below:
Eddie Alvarez was one regarded as the top lightweight in the world when he was dominating foes in Bellator MMA.
Next month at UFC Fight Night 90, Alvarez will have the chance to secure his standing once more, as he meets Rafael dos Anjos for the title.
Since coming over to the UFC, Alvarez (27-4) has scored back-to-back decision victories vs. Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez. In 2014, he lost his Octagon debut to Donald Cerrone.
Dos Anjos (25-7) is on a five-fight win streak that includes a finish over Cerrone and wins vs. Pettis, Nate Diaz and Benson Henderson.
“I don’t know if there’s going to be a single person or anything that’s going to be able to get in my way come that date,” said Alvarez, during an appearance on The MMA Hour. “Not a chance. I will not fail. I’m going to win this world title. I’ve told a lot of people this for a long time. I made a lot of promises. So, he’s good.
“I’m not taking a single thing away from him, the guy is good at what he does, but that night, there’s not much he’s going to be able to do (to stop) me from winning that world title. Not a single thing.”
UFC Fight Night 90 kicks off a three-event stretch for the UFC around International Fight Week in Las Vegas. The entire card airs live on UFC Fight Pass.
Eddie Alvarez was one regarded as the top lightweight in the world when he was dominating foes in Bellator MMA.
Next month at UFC Fight Night 90, Alvarez will have the chance to secure his standing once more, as he meets Rafael dos Anjos for the title.
Since coming over to the UFC, Alvarez (27-4) has scored back-to-back decision victories vs. Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez. In 2014, he lost his Octagon debut to Donald Cerrone.
Dos Anjos (25-7) is on a five-fight win streak that includes a finish over Cerrone and wins vs. Pettis, Nate Diaz and Benson Henderson.
“I don’t know if there’s going to be a single person or anything that’s going to be able to get in my way come that date,” said Alvarez, during an appearance on The MMA Hour. “Not a chance. I will not fail. I’m going to win this world title. I’ve told a lot of people this for a long time. I made a lot of promises. So, he’s good.
“I’m not taking a single thing away from him, the guy is good at what he does, but that night, there’s not much he’s going to be able to do (to stop) me from winning that world title. Not a single thing.”
UFC Fight Night 90 kicks off a three-event stretch for the UFC around International Fight Week in Las Vegas. The entire card airs live on UFC Fight Pass.
UFC is currently looking for a short-notice replacement opponent to fight Alan Jouban at their upcoming UFC Fight Night 90 event.
UFC Welterweight contender Nordine Taleb was scheduled to fight Jouban at the event scheduled for the MGM Grand Garden …
UFC is currently looking for a short-notice replacement opponent to fight Alan Jouban at their upcoming UFC Fight Night 90 event.
UFC Welterweight contender Nordine Taleb was scheduled to fight Jouban at the event scheduled for the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Taleb reportedly suffered a groin injury, which forced him to withdraw from the fight. Taleb last fought at UFC 196 back in March, knocking out highly-regarded Brazilian welterweight contender Erick Silva in the second round.
Headlined by Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Lightweight Championship, UFC Fight Night 90 goes down during UFC’s International Fight Week on July 7, 2016.
When Stipe Miocic beat Fabricio Werdum to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil earlier this month, it inspired fellow UFC Heavyweight Roy “Big Country” Nelson.
Roy Nelson spoke about watching Miocic win the heavyweight title from Werdum during his appearance on “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com last week.
“All I know is that Stipe gave me inspiration because if Stipe can be that UFC champion, and they actually gave him a title shot, then I’m like, ‘Ah, I do have a chance,'” Nelson told show-host Ariel Helwani.
“Big Country” continued, talking about the style that Miocic used to beat Werdum, referring to it as “point fighting,” a style he felt Miocic also used to win a unanimous decision over him when they fought inside the Octagon.
“He did the point fighting with me too,” Nelson said. “He ran. You can actually see him, you know, like the people who are track stars. But I would love to fight Stipe again, especially now, because he’s the champ, and with a full camp. I would love a full camp.”
Before he can challenge Miocic for the title, Nelson must first get through his next challenge, UFC Heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis. According to “Big Country,” Lewis reminds him of an old Fedor Emelianenko.
“The one thing about Derrick is that he reminds me of a bigger version of Fedor, like when he gets that ground-and-pound going he’ll just beat you up,” Nelson explained. “And then, the one thing is that he’s calm, cool and collected when you take him down, and you know, he just muscles back up and puts the wrath on. The one thing I like is that he comes to fight. That’s what makes him fan friendly.”
Nelson concluded, “Stipe has the belt, then Stipe. I just think the UFC owes it to me to give me a full camp to beat him up. But I’m not worried about that right now. All I care about is Derrick.”
Roy “Big Country” Nelson fights Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night 90 on July 7, 2016. UFN 90 is headlined by a UFC Lightweight title fight between Rafael dos Anjos and Eddie Alvarez.
When Stipe Miocic beat Fabricio Werdum to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil earlier this month, it inspired fellow UFC Heavyweight Roy “Big Country” Nelson.
Roy Nelson spoke about watching Miocic win the heavyweight title from Werdum during his appearance on “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com last week.
“All I know is that Stipe gave me inspiration because if Stipe can be that UFC champion, and they actually gave him a title shot, then I’m like, ‘Ah, I do have a chance,'” Nelson told show-host Ariel Helwani.
“Big Country” continued, talking about the style that Miocic used to beat Werdum, referring to it as “point fighting,” a style he felt Miocic also used to win a unanimous decision over him when they fought inside the Octagon.
“He did the point fighting with me too,” Nelson said. “He ran. You can actually see him, you know, like the people who are track stars. But I would love to fight Stipe again, especially now, because he’s the champ, and with a full camp. I would love a full camp.”
Before he can challenge Miocic for the title, Nelson must first get through his next challenge, UFC Heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis. According to “Big Country,” Lewis reminds him of an old Fedor Emelianenko.
“The one thing about Derrick is that he reminds me of a bigger version of Fedor, like when he gets that ground-and-pound going he’ll just beat you up,” Nelson explained. “And then, the one thing is that he’s calm, cool and collected when you take him down, and you know, he just muscles back up and puts the wrath on. The one thing I like is that he comes to fight. That’s what makes him fan friendly.”
Nelson concluded, “Stipe has the belt, then Stipe. I just think the UFC owes it to me to give me a full camp to beat him up. But I’m not worried about that right now. All I care about is Derrick.”
Roy “Big Country” Nelson fights Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night 90 on July 7, 2016. UFN 90 is headlined by a UFC Lightweight title fight between Rafael dos Anjos and Eddie Alvarez.
You can officially pencil in a bantamweight bout between Felipe Arantes and Jerrod Sanders for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 90 event in July.
Arantes (17-7-1, 2 NC) is coming off of his bantamweight debut performance against Yves Jabouin in August, …
You can officially pencil in a bantamweight bout between Felipe Arantes and Jerrod Sanders for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 90 event in July.
Arantes (17-7-1, 2 NC) is coming off of his bantamweight debut performance against Yves Jabouin in August, a fight he won via first-round submission.
Meanwhile, Sanders (15-3) last fought Russell Doane in July, picking up his first official Octagon victory by way of unanimous decision.
The Arantes-Sanders fight joins the UFN 90 event, which features a headline bout of Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Lightweight Championship.
UFC Fight Night 90: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez is scheduled for July 7, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will air live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass.
On Tuesday, UFC announced six new bouts for their upcoming UFC Fight Night 90 event, which is scheduled to take place during International Fight Week in July.
Joining the fight card, which will air on UFC Fight Pass featuring a main event of Rafael …
On Tuesday, UFC announced six new bouts for their upcoming UFC Fight Night 90 event, which is scheduled to take place during International Fight Week in July.
Joining the fight card, which will air on UFC Fight Pass featuring a main event of Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Lightweight Championship, are the following fights:
* Alan Jouban vs. Nordine Taleb
* Mike Pyle vs. Alberto Mina
* Alvaro Herrera vs. Vicente Luque
* Gilbert Burns vs. Lukasz Sajewski
* Reginaldo Vieira vs. Marco Beltran
* John Makdessi vs. Mehdi Baghdad
UFC Fight Night 90 is scheduled to take place on July 7, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.