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Ex-UFC star Eddie Alvarez set to fight Jeremy Stephens at BKFC Knucklemania V in January

Former undisputed UFC lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez is set for his return to the squared circle on January 25. next – headlining BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) Knucklemania V in a showdown with fellow Octagon alum, Jeremy Stephens.

Alvarez, who most recently featured under the David Feldman-led promotional banner back in December of last year in a BKFC 56 symbolic King of Violence title fight with UFC veteran, Mike Perry, dropped a second round TKO loss.

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Ex-UFC star Eddie Alvarez set to fight Jeremy Stephens at BKFC Knucklemania V in January 2

And in his promotional debut, Alvarez took on another former UFC title challenger in the form of featherweight veteran, Chad Mendes, scoring a unanimous decision win in April of last year.