CALGARY, Alberta — Eddie Alvarez has won several titles in his career, so he knows better than most which belts are worth their weight in gold. That leaves him uniquely qualified to discuss the current trend of UFC interim titles being handed out and then seemingly reduced to symbolic trinkets at the drop of a hat.
The issue isn’t going away anytime soon, with interim welterweight champion Colby Covington being passed over for a shot at undisputed champion Tyron Woodley in favor of Darren Till (as of this writing, Covington is still recognized as the interim titleholder), and an interim title bout nearly being made at UFC 226 in the absence of current champion Max Holloway.