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Eddie Alvarez

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Edward Alvarez (born January 11, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of BKFC. He formerly competed in the Lightweight divisions of the UFC and Bellator MMA, where he was the UFC Lightweight Champion, and the inaugural and two-time Bellator Lightweight Champion. He also competed for the Japanese DREAM promotion, where he fought in their inaugural Lightweight Grand Prix, along with fighting in ONE FC, where he competed in their 2019 Lightweight World Grand Prix. Alvarez has also competed in EliteXC. Alvarez is the first fighter to have won championships in both Bellator MMA and the UFC. He holds notable wins over former world champions Pat Curran, Michael Chandler, Shinya Aoki, Gilbert Melendez, Justin Gaethje, Anthony Pettis, Eduard Folayang, Patricky Freire and Rafael dos Anjos. Fight Matrix ranks him #4 All-Time Lightweight in the world (behind Khabib Nurmagomedov and B.J. Penn). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie Alvarez is the 132nd most popular martial arts (down from 120th in 2019), the 15,483rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,741st in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Eddie Alvarez ranks 132 out of 179. Before him are Tito Ortiz, Kye Sun-hui, Matt Serra, Frank Mir, Donald Cerrone, and Petr Yan. After him are Rafael dos Anjos, Satoshi Ishii, Frankie Edgar, Ángel Matos, Shinya Aoki, and Joanna Jędrzejczyk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Eddie Alvarez ranks 473. Before him are Ana Soklič, Ariane Labed, Mamtha Mohandas, Matías Silvestre, Nate Robinson, and Andraž Kirm. After him are James Morrison, Rafael dos Anjos, Helena Ekholm, Meghan McCain, Dax Harwood, and Gonzalo Rodríguez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie Alvarez ranks 15,490 out of 20,380. Before him are Dominic A. Antonelli (1967), Rick Snyder (1958), John Naber (1956), Jay Thomas (1948), Kent Hovind (1953), and Eric Linden (1909). After him are Lewis Tewanima (1888), Josh Barnett (1977), Lonnie Mack (1941), Rebecca Pidgeon (1965), Richard Schweiker (1926), and Phil Ivey (1977).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In United States

Among martial arts born in United States, Eddie Alvarez ranks 36. Before him are Jorge Masvidal (1984), B.J. Penn (1978), Tito Ortiz (1975), Matt Serra (1974), Frank Mir (1979), and Donald Cerrone (1983). After him are Frankie Edgar (1981), Tyron Woodley (1982), Sean Strickland (1991), Ben Askren (1984), Aljamain Sterling (1989), and Holly Holm (1981).

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