Eddie Alvarez has never lost two fights in a row. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Eddie Alvarez has a message for Gilbert Melendez: Be careful what you ask for.
Alvarez will meet Melendez in a long-awaited showdown between two of the sport’s most accomplished lightweights in the UFC 188 “Velasquez vs. Werdum” co-main event on Saturday at the Mexico City Arena in Mexico City. The two men for years traded verbal barbs, as Alvarez ruled Bellator MMA and Melendez sat atop Strikeforce. Their battle -- and its potential for drama -- has hardcore fans frothing at the mouth.