Friday, April 10, 2009

Eddie Alvarez Interview

By Charles Cieri, Philadelphia Citypaper

Next week’s Bellator Fighting Championship fight is quickly approaching, and the Complex is fiending to see our hometown monster Wilson Reis get back into the ring. To help stave off the growls of anticipation, we caught back up to last week’s hometown hero — Fishtown’s Philadelphia Fight Factory product Eddie Alvarez. We asked him about handling the rigorous Bellator schedule and, most importantly, about the sick move he pulled off to finish last week’s fight (the video of all the fights is available here). We also find out if there is any chance to see him at UFC 101, the just-about-locked-up mega event slated for Aug. 8 at the Wachovia Center. Lastly, we have a word or two about the Philadelphia Weekly Alvarez cover, and explain just a bit of what they missed ...

To top it all off, we’ll serve up with a dollop of shit talk, because we know you love the hate. All after the jump. More >>

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