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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 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie Alvarez is the 143rd most popular martial arts (down from 120th in 2024), the 15,592nd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,741st in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Eddie Alvarez ranks 143 out of 179. Before him are Kye Sun-hui, Matt Serra, Frank Mir, Donald Cerrone, Petr Yan, and Natalina Lupino. After him are Rafael dos Anjos, Alexander Volkov, Satoshi Ishii, Frankie Edgar, Ángel Matos, and Shinya Aoki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Eddie Alvarez ranks 481. Before him are Yana Toboso, Ariane Labed, Mamtha Mohandas, Matías Silvestre, Nate Robinson, and Andraž Kirm. After him are Kenan Sofuoğlu, James Morrison, Rafael dos Anjos, Helena Ekholm, Meghan McCain, and Dax Harwood.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie Alvarez ranks 15,599 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 41. Before him are Chael Sonnen (1977), 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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