Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-07, good fight between Rafael dos Anjos and Eddie Alvarez: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Ufc champion Rafael dos Anjos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-7-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2014 (=dos Anjos vs Nurmagomedov), since then he has won five bouts winning the Ufc Lw belt against Anthony Pettis (=Pettis vs dos Anjos) and defending it once with Donald Cerrone (=dos Anjos vs Cerrone 2).
His opponent, the former Bellator Lw champion Eddie Alvarez, has an official record of 27-4-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He lost to Donald Cerrone in 2014 (=Cerrone vs Alvarez) but then he has won over Gilbert Melendez (=Melendez vs Alvarez) and Anthony Pettis (=Pettis vs Alvarez). Dos Anjos vs Alvarez, main event of the UFC Fight Night 90, is valid for the Ufc lightweight title (dos Anjos’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-17, close fight but not particularly exciting: Anthony Pettis vs Eddie Alvarez gets two stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do and former Ufc and Wec Lw champion Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a professional record of 18-3-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world but he comes off the loss against #1 Rafael dos Anjos (=Pettis vs dos Anjos).
His opponent, the former bellator Lw champion Eddie Alvarez, has a mma record of 26-4-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost to Donald Cerrone in 2014 (=Cerrone vs Alvarez) but he came back to win in 2015 beating Gilbert Melendez (=Melendez vs Alvarez). Pettis vs Alvarez is on the undercard of TJ Dillashaw vs Dominick Cruz – UFC Fight Night 81. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-13, close fight but not so exciting: Gilbert Melendez vs Eddie Alvarez gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former Strikeforce Lw champion Gilbert Melendez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-4-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos) but he lost two out of his last three bouts: against Benson Henderson in 2013 (=Henderson vs Melendez) and Anthony Pettis in 2014 (=Pettis vs Melendez). Between these two defeats he won over Diego Sanchez in one of the best mma fights of 2013 (=Melendez vs Sanchez).
His opponent, the former Bellator Lw champion Eddie Alvarez, has a record of 25-4-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He fought just once in 2014 losing to Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Alvarez). Melendez vs Alvarez is on the undercard of Cain Velasquez vs Fabricio Werdum – UFC 188. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-27, good fight between Donald Cerrone and Eddie Alvarez: it gets three stars. Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-6-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), he suffered his last defeat last year when he faced Rafael dos Anjos (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos), after that bout he has won four consecutive fights, three in 2014: against Adriano Martins (=Cerrone vs Martins), Edson Barboza (=Cerrone vs Barboza) and Jim Miller (=Cerrone vs Miller).
His opponent, the former Bellator Lw champion Eddie Alvarez, has a record of 25-3-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he suffered his last loss in 2011 when he faced for the first time Michael Chandler (4-stars-fight Chandler vs Alvarez I), since then he has fought and won three consecutive bouts and in his last fight he took revenge on Chandler (but it was a controversial decision Chandler vs Alvarez II). ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone vs Alvarez is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Chris Cariaso – UFC 178. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-11-02, great performance by both fighters and exciting finish: the second fight between Michael Chandler and Eddie Alvarez gets three stars. The undefeated Michael Chandler (12-0-0, 84% finishing rate) entered as the No.5 lightweight in the world while Eddie Alvarez (24-3-0, 87% finishing rate) entered as the No.9 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Anthony Pettis). In their first fight Chandler defeated Alvarez by submission (Noember 19, 2011); this second fight, main event of Bellator 106, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Chandler’s third defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-12, fantastic exchanges and spectacular finish: Eddie Alvarez vs Patricky Freire is very close to get four stars. The American Eddie Alvarez (23-3-0) entered as the No.7 lightweight in the world while Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire (10-3-0) entered as the No.54. Alvarez vs Pitbull Freire is the main event of Bellator 76. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-04-20, good ground and pound TKO in the first round: Shinya Aoki vs Eddie Alvarez 2 gets three stars. Shinya Aoki (30-5-0) entered as the No.7 lightweight in the world while Eddie Alvarez (22-3-0) entered as the No.12. Aoki vs Alvarez 2 is the main event of Bellator 66; in their first fight Aoki defeated Alvarez by submission in the first round (December 31st, 2008 – K-1 Dynamite). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, very aggressive start, great actions both standing and on the ground, high pace and a nice submission: the fight between Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler was definitely one of the best mma fights of 2011. Eddie Alvarez (22-2-0) entered as the No.4 lightweight in the world while Michael Chandler (8-0-0) entered as the No.52. Alvarez vs Chandler, main event of the Bellator 58, is valid for the Bellator Lightweight Championship (they also fought a second time on November 2, 2013: Chandler vs Alvarez 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-04-02, Eddie Alvarez defends his Bellator Lightweight Championship defeating Pat Curran, but the fight has not been very exciting (BFC Bellator 39). Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-07, good fight between Rafael dos Anjos and Eddie Alvarez: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
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Review: 2011-11-19, very aggressive start, great actions both standing and on the ground, high pace and a nice submission: the fight between Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler was definitely one of the 
