Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is currently looking for his next opponent. Recently, he extended a challenge to former title challenger Nate Diaz, who also remains uncertain about his next career move.
But there apparently is a deep-rooted history between both fighters, which began at UFC 188 almost three years ago in Mexico City.
“We almost fought each other in Mexico, I was fighting his friend Gilbert Melendez,” Alvarez told ESNews (transcript via BJPenn.com). “I beat Gilbert and Nate was angry about it. And so me and Nate almost got into it in Mexico. For sure I’d like to get that match out.”
Alvarez explained that while he has no beef with elder Diaz brother Nick, the issue…
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