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Eddie Alvarez

Eddie Alvarez

American Athlete

Born: Jan 11, 1984

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I want to fight Gilbert Melendez. Eddie Alvarez

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The idea is to go out there and win in a dominant fashion. That changes people's minds, the way they're thinking about me, and lets people know I'm here to contend for a title. Eddie Alvarez

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It's a fist fight - the idea is to go out there and impose my will. Eddie Alvarez

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These kinds of fights, these big fights that get everyone talking and interested, these are the fights I want. Eddie Alvarez

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I want to prove the naysayers wrong. They're everywhere. And to be honest with you, they're all I see, and they're what motivates me. Eddie Alvarez

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I have a tremendous support from a lot of the Underground fans. They believe in me, they want to see me do well, and they're behind me. But there are a lot of people out there who don't believe it, and so I want to separate perception and reality. I want to be able to do that. Eddie Alvarez

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I will fight whoever the UFC wants me to fight. Eddie Alvarez

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I like to be with my back against the wall in dangerous situations. Eddie Alvarez

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Regardless of the magnitude, the crowd, or the pay-per-view sales, the goal is to beat the guy in front of me. Eddie Alvarez

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I think it's important to say that I am genuinely thankful for the time at Bellator. Eddie Alvarez

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I can walk into a restaurant and knock five guys out, become 5-0 real quick. It's about the quality of opponent. You have to beat the right guys to call yourself the No. 1 contender. Eddie Alvarez

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When I fought Nick Thompson, I wasn't experienced enough. That was the first person that put me in a real fight. Before Nick, nobody had put me in a fight where I had to struggle. Eddie Alvarez

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People say I'm good at standup. I don't even think I'm that great at standup. I just hit hard. I don't think I'm super technical or anything like that. I got a couple knockouts. I think I just hit hard more than anything. Eddie Alvarez

I've done it a couple times where I've had fight of the year. It's not what you aspire to. Eddie Alvarez

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You don't want to be in a fight of the year. It takes years off your life. But, it's why fans tune in; it's why people gravitate toward your fights. It's why people want to watch you fight. It's important to get into them, but it's important to try not to get into too many of them. Eddie Alvarez

The first time I fought Mike Chandler, I was thinking about money way too much. I was thinking about the end of my contract. My focus was way off. I didn't believe in the people that were guiding me. Eddie Alvarez

Going in there just to win and put on a boring fight, I don't want to be related to anything like that. Eddie Alvarez

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The goal never changes. It's about beating the guy in front of you. Eddie Alvarez

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Where in normal neighborhoods, they would play stick ball and hockey and baseball, we used to slap box and bring boxing gloves down the street and box each other. Eddie Alvarez

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The fans, man, the fans have a little different way of thinking. They really applaud the spirit of fighters, and that put a huge influence on the type of energy I fought with, rather than if I won or lost. America's a real win-or-lose culture, where with the Japanese, fighting with spirit is enough. Eddie Alvarez

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If they could put us all in a tournament, that'd be the best way, but they're not going to do that here at the UFC. Eddie Alvarez

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