When it comes down to performances in the cage, the last year has not been particularly kind to Eddie Alvarez. The former Bellator and UFC champion ended 2017 with a bang; a highlight reel KO over current top ranked UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje. Months later, in the final fight of his UFC contract, he would lose via TKO in a rematch to Dustin Poirier to settle the score of their controversial first fight.
Alvarez then took his talents to ONE Championship, where the 35-year-old 16-year MMA veteran was expected to be one of the Singapore-based promotion’s top new stars.