When I think of MMA we think of one thing, UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship is the biggest mixed martial art promotion on the planet, it has the biggest and best fighter's in the world. This article is going to tell you about a figher whom well deserves a champion place in the UFC, however he is currently not fighting in this event.
Eddie Alvarez (The Silent Assassin) is a mixed martial artist coming out of Philadelphia, Pa. At a young age of 26 years old he holds the lightweight championship in Bellator fighting promotion, in my personal opinion he is ranked top three for LW division. Alvarez became a pro fighter at just 19 years old, he made a name for himself throughout the MMA world, he also put an impressive record of 10 straight wins before losing to Nick Thompson at defunt promotion Bodogfight in 2007. Since then he has accumulated ten more victories to his resume with only one defeat.
However when I speak about him through fight fans around the bars or general conversations with people at work, they seemed to not know anything about him nor ever heard of him. Well that just proves that majority of mma fans are just set in watching UFC versus being a purist and follow other promotions. Unfortunate because there are a lot of great fighters outside the UFC and there out there trying to make a name for themselves regardless of the limelight the UFC has, Eddie Alvarez should be some of the fighter's on your mind when you think about fighter's and a guy that deserves some recognition.
Fighting in various MMA promotions throughout his career, Alvarez has caught the attention of many MMA fans worldwide as he has dominated in majority of his fight's with top flight fighters in array of different venues, including Bodogfight, Dream, and his current promotion Bellator. To add to his resume he at one point hold the BoDogfight welterweight championship and had made it to the semifinal Dream lightweight semifinals where a unfortunate injury to the eye held him from fighting in the finals. Last year he added the Bellator Lightweight championship to his resume as he defeated MMA veteran Toby Imada with a impressive rear naked choke in the second round.
Recently Alvarez has continued his dominating ways in Bellator as he defeated former UFC fighter Josh Neer with a rear naked choke at Bellator 17 on May 6th to continue his impressive win streak of 5 consecutive fights. More impressive is that his 5 ways of victories came via submission. Only two of his twenty wins have gone to decision. Alvarez is a explosive fighter with amazing submission skills with a relentless striking prowless. Fans can expect fireworks with Alvarez's fights, he puts everything on the line to prove that he belongs (which he does) in one of the MMA's most respected divisions.
Alvarez standouts as a figher with his relentless ability to perform and his drive to be improve and challenge himself. There was not once through his career where he showed signs of slowing down he strives aggressively reach the top in the lighweight fighters world. Alvarez is set to be one of best up-and-comers in the MMA world which I find that hard to belive because he is one of the best kept secrets. I would consider him in the mix with Frankie Edgar, Bj Penn, and Gilbert Melendez.
Here are a quick look at his credentials:
Record: 20 wins 2 losses. 11 knockouts 7 submissions
Notable fights: Scott Smith, Toby Imada, Joachim Hansen. Tatsuya Kawajiri, Shinya Aoki, and Josh Neer.
Championships:
Former Welterweight Champions for BoDogFight Promotion
Dream Lightweight Grandprix semifinalist
Current Bellator Lightweight Champion.
Sherdog.com rankings: 5th Lightweight
Brokeanklesblogspot rankings: 3rd Lightweight
So remember his name. EDDIE ALVAREZ (THE SILENT ASSASSIN)...
Posted by: Jeff M
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