Eddie Alvarez Quotes
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Money is always a motivating factor, but money has never been my driving force. In my first fight, I paid the promoter in order for me to fight. I was in the hole 300 bucks for that. Money has always been a byproduct of me doing something I love.
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I've been fighting the best guys, so I would like a gimme fight.
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I had to fight Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Gil Melendez, Rafael Dos Anjos. I had to fight these guys in order to prove myself in order to get a title shot.
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I'm old school, man. I think, if you want to be the best, then beat the best guys.
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It's hard when you win the title to not think, 'I'm here. Now what do I do?'
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I want an opportunity to fight the best in the world and make millions of dollars doing it.
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I think bullying in general is for cowards.
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If your worst fear can come true, and everything can still be OK, then there's really not much to fear at all.
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Out of nowhere, they made an interim belt and had Lee fight Ferguson. This is very odd for me; what went on there? You know. I don't know what went on there.
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Gray Maynard? Kenny Florian? All these guys, they're UFC fighters, that's all. They're pushed by the UFC, but when they leave the UFC, they're forgotten. When's the last time you heard Josh Neer's name? You haven't. When's the last time you heard about Roger Hurerta? You haven't. They're no ones anymore.
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I'll beat a bunch of good guys, and then I'll get a ton of fans come up to me and go, 'Do you think you can beat Conor McGregor?' And I'm like, 'Oh my God. You guys are disillusioned.' They think because this man's popular he's good.
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The fans, man, the fans have a little different way of thinking. They really applaud the spirit of fighters, and that put a huge influence on the type of energy I fought with, rather than if I won or lost. America's a real win-or-lose culture, where with the Japanese, fighting with spirit is enough.
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The truth is, a large majority of the market, I'd guess 80 percent, doesn't know anything more than what they are sold.
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I started this fight career with one objective. When I step inside a ring or an octagon, it is to beat the guy in front of me.
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Having your worst nightmares kind of come true is truly liberating.
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People say I'm good at standup. I don't even think I'm that great at standup. I just hit hard. I don't think I'm super technical or anything like that. I got a couple knockouts. I think I just hit hard more than anything.
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I never prepare according to how I feel for a fight. I always prepare to be a better me.
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I think it's important to say that I am genuinely thankful for the time at Bellator.
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Where most kids play stickball and hockey, I'd walk down the streets with two sets of boxing gloves and knock on my friend's door and see if he wanted to box. There were boxing gyms on every corner.
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I've got the fighting Irish, and Puerto Ricans are some of the best fighters in the world. I'm proud of who I am, but it doesn't define me as a person.
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I've experienced success, I've experienced failure, I've been a world champion, I've fought all over the world; I think I've experienced enough that I won't get in front of a million people and get gunshy.
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My biggest fear as a fighter is to be knocked out in front of millions of people. But after it actually happened, there's this calmness about you that says everything is OK.
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I've knocked a ton of guys out. I know the power I have and the advantages I have against the best in the world.
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I don't have a nickname. But, hey, they can call me what they want - The Silent Assassin, The Underground King. In Japan, they call me American Knuckle Star. Call me what you want.