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MMA fighter Eddie Alvarez claimed the UFC Lightweight Title on Thursday night at UFC Fight Night 90, defeating Rafael dos Anjos for his third straight win.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdVkMfSx2hE
PhillyVoice’s Matt Mullin took in the fight with people who know Alvarez best. Here’s what happened:
Holy s**t! Eddie Alvarez just beat RDA in the first round. He’s your new @ufc lightweight champ. His family: pic.twitter.com/WMqClYecQl
— Matt Mullin (@matt_mullin) July 8, 2016
Alvarez’s coach Mark Henry reacted after the win:
After the fight, Alvarez said he’d like a “gimme fight,” naming Conor McGregor as a guy he’d like to fight in the near future.
I think for me, by far, the best lightweight in this division is Rafael dos Anjos,” the new champ Alvarez said. “I had the better night tonight, for sure, but this can go either way. There are great competitors and there’s a real small margin for error, and if you mess up once, it could have been me at the other end of that punch, so this guy to the right of me is the best in the division.
“To be able to come out with a win over him, and before him was [Anthony] Pettis, and before him was Gilbert [Melendez], these are the best guys in the division. I’m not taking on top 15 guys. So I would ask Dana White, please give me an easier fight like Conor McGregor. I deserve that. I’ve been fighting the best guys, so I would like a gimme fight. So, Conor, I’d more than welcome that.”
Congrats, Eddie!