Biography(references)Edward, the son of Louis and Lillian Alvarez, grew up in Kensington, Philadelphia and is of Puerto Rican and Irish descent. He started boxing at Front Street Gym at the age of eight under his father and Frank Kubach. He went to Northeast Catholic High School, excelling and becoming a varsity letterman in football, wrestling and track. Despite receiving partial scholarship offers to wrestle in various colleges after graduating in 2001, he decided to pursue a career in mixed martial arts. Eddie has a younger brother, Albert, who is a former mixed martial artist.
Fighter Trivia(references)Eddie married his high school sweetheart, Jamie, in 2008, and they have three sons and a daughter. Alvarez utilized his financial success to move his family out of Kensington and into Northeast Philadelphia following the birth of his first son, Eddie Jr. Alvarez made two appearances on the television show Bully Beatdown on MTV, where he knocked out both of his opponents.
Awards & Accolades
National Prep School Wrestling Championships: National Prep All-American (2000, 2001)
UFC: UFC Lightweight Championship (One time)
UFC: Performance of the Night (One time)
UFC: Fight of the Night (One time)
Bellator Fighting Championships: Bellator Lightweight World Championship (Two times; First). One successful title defense
Bellator Fighting Championships: One successful title defense
Bellator Fighting Championships: Bellator Season 1 Lightweight Tournament Winner
Bellator Fighting Championships: One successful title defense
SHOCKING KO | Timofey Nastyukhin vs. Eddie Alvarez | Full Fight Replay
Eddie Alvarez vs. Ok Rae Yoon | Full Fight Replay
Eddie Alvarez vs. Ok Rae Yoon | ONE Championship Full Fight
Eddie Alvarez vs. Iuri Lapicus | ONE Championship Full Fight
Eduard Folayang vs. Eddie Alvarez | Full Fight Replay
Timofey Nastyukhin vs. Eddie Alvarez | Statement Knockout | March 2019 | ONE: Full Fight
Full Fight | Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler II - Bellator 106
Full Fight | Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez One - Bellator 58
Highlights from the CRAZY BRAWL between Eddie Alvarez and Ok Rae Yoon
Eddie Alvarez vs. Iuri Lapicus | Fight Highlights
Bellator MMA Highlights: Eddie Alvarez Knocks Out Patricky Pitbull
Bellator MMA Highlights: Eddie Alvarez Gets His Revenge
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