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The Greatest 155-Pounder in MMA History Isn't Who You Think He Is

Related Topics: UFC 218

The title of "Most Violent Man" in the UFC has been settled.

UFC 218 saw to that.

In a memorable lightweight brawl last Saturday, Eddie Alvarez and Justin Gaethje did their part to stake claim to the title. After nearly 15 minutes of blood spilled and guts displayed, it was Alvarez who landed a crushing finishing blow.

The Most Violent Man in the UFC, he unofficially was.

What was perhaps less evident in that moment, in the sultry afterglow that only rocket-fuelled violence can often provide, was that Alvarez has just earned another title for himself: the greatest 155-pounder in MMA history.