August 17, 2024 8: 50 am ET
UFC on ABC 7 was host of lotsof essential results, however possibly the most outstanding one came from Spain’s Joel Alvarez, and he’s got a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonusoffer to back that claim.
Earlier this month, Alvarez (21-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) returned to the cage after a year of lackofexercise and put away a hard Elves Brener in the opening bout of the UFC on ABC 7 primary card in Abu Dhabi. “El Fenomeno” strolled down Brener and selected him apart with his sharp striking upuntil he got the surface in Round 3.
Despite the excellent win and the perk, Alvarez didn’t get a area in the authorities UFC rankings. Although he anticipated it not to occur, he does think he’s amongst the elite.
“It all comes down to how active they keep me,” Alvarez informed MMA Junkie in Spanish. “After the battle versus Marc Diakiese, individuals stated the exactsame thing: ‘Return to the ranking, return to the ranking.’ But I was non-active for a year due to my visa concerns.
“This is a department that has a lot of excellent fighters, so individuals relocation up extremely gradually. It’s practically difficult to get in the rankings, and when you do, you relocation up extremely gradually. So if I’m not active, and I wear’t get a possibility to battle with individuals in the rankings, it’s going to be difficult to get in there. It’s a hard department to climb.
“However, I understand that I’m capable of contending versus them, and I thinkabout myself