Eddie
Alvarez is no longer under contract with One Championship,
according to the
South China Morning Post.
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Alvarez and the Singapore-based promotion reportedly agreed to an
early release from his contract, though it is unclear how many
fights “The Underground King” had remaining on his deal. Alvarez
was in attendance for the press conference in Los Angeles to
announced the joint-partnership between One and Amazon Prime, and
at the time it sounded like he intended to remain a part of the
organization.
“The goal has always been the triple crown,” Alvarez said of his
dream to win titles in three promotions. “I have fought for every
organization. I’ve pretty much become the champion in every
organization. That’s always been the main goal from the gate.
“But I think One is making strides and for right now I think it’s
about getting a footprint here in the United States and this is the
start of it right here with Amazon Prime.”
Things didn’t go as planned for Alvarez during his tenure with One.
He went 1-2 with one NC in the promotion while competing in the
lightweight (170-pound division). Alvarez suffered losses to
Timofey
Nastyukhin and Rae Yoon
Ok, while a fight with Iuri
Lapicus was ruled a no contest due to Alvarez landing illegal
blows to the back of his opponent’s head. His lone victory was a
first-round submission against Eduard
Folayang at One “Dawn of Heroes” in August 2019. The
Philadelphia native hasn’t competed since falling to Ok in April
2021.
Alvarez later released a statement confirming his departure:
“Confirmed, I am no longer with One,” he wrote. “We parted ways
amicably and I remain on good terms with the One team. I want to
thank Chatri for the opportunity and I look forward to watching
their continued success. I’m officially a free agent and ready to
hunt.”
Confirmed ,I am no longer with ONE. We
parted ways amicably and I remain on good terms with the ONE team.
I want to thank Chatri for the opportunity and I look forward to
watching their continued success. I’m officially a free agent and
Ready to Hunt 👊🏼🔪 Tell me whose next ?UGK— Eddie Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight)
September 21, 2022
The 38-year old Alvarez owns a 30-8 career mark, with championship
reigns in the UFC and Bellator. His resume includes victories over
the likes of Justin
Gaethje, Rafael dos
Anjos, Anthony
Pettis, Gilbert
Melendez, Michael
Chandler, Patricky
Freire, Shinya Aoki
and Tatsuya
Kawajiri, to name a few.