Nobody is more excited than Eddie Alvarez to finally have been granted his unconditional release from the shackles of Bellator so that he could test himself against the upper echelon of the UFC’s lightweight division. “I’m going to be put under a bigger spotlight with the best promotion in the world, and I’m excited to get to express myself for all the hardcore fans and for all the fans that don’t know MMA,” Alvarez told UFC.com upon signing with the promotion. “I’m just excited to be put on this big stage, and I feel like the past 10-11 years have been me trying to perfect my craft, so when this moment did come and I was put in front of this many people, that it would be near-perfect.” One man that may run a close second to Alvarez in the excitement over the former Bellator lightweight champion making the move to the Octagon is his new boss, UFC president Dana White.
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Eddie Alvarez Finally Escapes Bad End of the Deal, Targets UFC Title Run – MMA Weekly