Eddie Alvarez BOSTON – Eddie Alvarez made it his mission to get in close against Anthony Pettis and get him to the floor, even if at times it meant stalling out against the fence. It was a strategy that paid dividends for Alvarez (27-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in the later rounds, as Pettis (18-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) began to wear down in a very close fight, and his performance in the final frame likely sealed the deal by the slimmest of margins, handing Alvarez the win via split-decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
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