Gilbert Melendez and Eddie Alvarez finally hooked 'em up tonight (Sat., June 13, 2015) after years of back-and-forth jabbing as champions of other mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions in the co-main event of UFC 188 inside Arena Ciudad in Mexico City, Mexico.
And it was probably not worth the wait -- the expectations were seemingly just too much to surmount.
Both fighters immediately took the center of the Octagon, with Alvarez scoring first with right hand that backed up Melendez. "El Nino" countered shortly thereafter, pumping a straight left jab and then drilling him with a huge elbow that Alvarez ran into face first.