EDDIE ALVAREZ RUMORS

Eddie Alvarez Releases Pics of Wording Change in Bellator Contract

Eddie Alvarez (pictured) completed his contractual obligations with Bellator MMA to become the sport’s hottest free agent after posterizing Patricky Freire in October. He was immediately offered a contract to join the UFC, which he agreed upon, but still hasn’t competed in the Octagon because he’s too busy battling Bellator inside a courtroom. In a nutshell, if Alvarez was...
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5 days ago  |  Discuss

Eddie Alvarez just got extremely real about his Bellator/Spike/Viacom situation on Twitter.

There’s no other way to put it other than it absolutely sucks that one of the best lightweights on the planet is sitting on the sidelines in the prime of his career, but it’s happening, right before our very eyes. Eddie Alvarez, the former Bellator lightweight champion, and pretty much consensus #1 free agent on the market/top 5 lightweight is wallowing about, not having a...
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14 days ago  |  Discuss

Eddie Alvarez Will Not Settle With Bellator, Case Going To Trial

Eddie Alvarez has been stuck in a legal battle with Bellator Promotions for much to long now.  It has been a while since we heard from the former champ and recently her broke his silence.  Here is what he had to say via his Twitter page. “Sorry I been absent lately guys.  Here are some updates, I recently just sold an investment property in order to wait this trial thing out...
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15 days ago  |  Discuss

Judge Denies Bellator’s Request For Dismissal, Alvarez Case Continues

The Eddie Alvarez and Bellator case is heating up. The promotion filed a “motion to dismiss” two arguments from Alverez’s counterclaim.  The first being “tortious interference” and the second, “breach of contract.”  These are two key items in Alvarez’s case and if dismissed would cripple his entire argument.  Luckily for him the judge denied Bellator’s request...
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April 18, 2013  |  Discuss

Eddie Alvarez Denied Injunctive Relief from Bellator, Still Not UFC Fighter

Swing and a miss for Eddie Alvarez (Pictured). The lightweight superstar was denied injunctive relief from his contractual obligations with Bellator Fighting Championships in U.S. District Court in New Jersey on Friday.  Alvarez was hoping Judge Jose L. Linares would rule his prior employer did not match the offer sheet he received from Zuffa, LCC, the parent company of the UFC...
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January 25, 2013  |  Discuss

Judge’s decision: Eddie Alvarez vs Bellator

  Eddie Alvarez is having the biggest fight of his career and he can’t even throw a punch at his opponent. I was in attendance for Eddie’s most recent fight, the highly publicized potential last Bellator fight for Alvarez, at Bellator 76 in Windsor, Ontario. Since then, the tension between Alvarez and Bellator has become one of the hottest news stories in the sport, and promises...
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January 14, 2013  |  Discuss

Eddie Alvarez vs. Bellator: Legal Battle Broken Down for Dummies

Eddie Alvarez (Pictured) completed his contractual obligations with Bellator Fighting Championships to become MMA’s hottest free agent after posterizing Patricky Freire in October. So, why doesn’t the lightweight have any fights lined up three months later? Well, the “ugly” contract dispute UFC president Dana White alluded to regarding Alvarez and his most recent employer...
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January 10, 2013  |  Discuss

Eddie Alvarez says he’s being sued by Bellator

Eddie Alvarez is one of the most sought after free-agents on the MMA market right now. In mid-December the UFC made Alvarez an offer in which Bellator had two weeks to match. On January 3rd according to numerous sources, Bellator had matched the contract in which the UFC had offered and that was that. The former Bellator lightweight champion revealed on today’s episode of  “The...
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January 07, 2013  |  Discuss

Things Getting ‘Ugly’ Between Eddie Alvarez, UFC and Bellator

Eddie Alvarez (Pictured) is a wanted man. Unfortunately for the free agent, he’s being recruited by one too many MMA promotions, one of which is his most recent employer who is dragging out contract negotiations. Alvarez completed his contractual obligations with Bellator Fighting Championships after posterizing Patricky Freire in October. However, the fine print at the bottom...
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December 28, 2012  |  Discuss

Bellator letting Eddie Alvarez walk away without a fight is a mistake

Eddie Alvarez is officially the hottest free agent on the market. In a mixed martial arts world controlled and dominated by the Ultimate Fighting Championship it’s hard to be considered one of the elite, especially at 155-pounds without locking horns with the top-ranked fighters under the Zuffa umbrella. Alvarez has done exactly that, and it seems that he might finally step foot...
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November 04, 2012  |  Discuss
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