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17-02-2010, 04:15
Bellator: Eddie Alvarez Vs. Josh Neer
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Bellator today announced that Eddie Alvarez will take on Josh Neer in a 160 pound catchweight "superfight." From the press release:
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CHICAGO, Ill. (February 16, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that its reigning lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez, the No. 2-ranked lightweight in the world, will square off in a non-title "Super Fight" with UFC veteran Josh "The Dentist" Neer under the Bellator banner this May.
The fight is the first Super Fight matchup to be announced by Bellator, which is now gearing up for its much-anticipated nationally-televised second season. These non-tournament, non-title catch-weight fights will pit Bellator’s Season 1 Champions — Alvarez, Joe Soto, Lyman Good and Hector Lombard — against top competition as they prepare to defend their titles from Bellator’s Season 2 tournament winners this fall.
The Alvarez-Neer fight will take place during one of Bellator’s May events and will be televised live on FOX Sports Net and during Bellator highlight shows on NBC and Telemundo. The exact date will be announced in the coming weeks.
It's a decent fight to keep Alvarez active and ready for the tournament winner to emerge and Neer certainly has a little bit of value from his time in the UFC. I do think it's a touch on the odd side to have both men fight 5 pounds over their normal weights just so that it's a "catchweight" bout and doesn't ruin the lightweight tournament winner facing the lightweight champion in Alvarez should Neer get the win.
This is still a good fight between two guys who are always good to bring the action so it should be a pretty enjoyable fight to watch on what is shaping up to be a very impressive season of fights.
Full press release after the jump.
Bellator, misschien toch niet zo gek:
Bellator today announced that Eddie Alvarez will take on Josh Neer in a 160 pound catchweight "superfight." From the press release:
http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/381042/eddie-alvarez.png
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 16, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that its reigning lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez, the No. 2-ranked lightweight in the world, will square off in a non-title "Super Fight" with UFC veteran Josh "The Dentist" Neer under the Bellator banner this May.
The fight is the first Super Fight matchup to be announced by Bellator, which is now gearing up for its much-anticipated nationally-televised second season. These non-tournament, non-title catch-weight fights will pit Bellator’s Season 1 Champions — Alvarez, Joe Soto, Lyman Good and Hector Lombard — against top competition as they prepare to defend their titles from Bellator’s Season 2 tournament winners this fall.
The Alvarez-Neer fight will take place during one of Bellator’s May events and will be televised live on FOX Sports Net and during Bellator highlight shows on NBC and Telemundo. The exact date will be announced in the coming weeks.
It's a decent fight to keep Alvarez active and ready for the tournament winner to emerge and Neer certainly has a little bit of value from his time in the UFC. I do think it's a touch on the odd side to have both men fight 5 pounds over their normal weights just so that it's a "catchweight" bout and doesn't ruin the lightweight tournament winner facing the lightweight champion in Alvarez should Neer get the win.
This is still a good fight between two guys who are always good to bring the action so it should be a pretty enjoyable fight to watch on what is shaping up to be a very impressive season of fights.
Full press release after the jump.