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.
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.