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Alvarez vs Aoki II in Feb
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Eddie Alvarez is only one step away from getting the chance to erase the last loss on his record.
If Alvarez is successful in his next fight on Nov. 19 against Mike Chandler at Bellator 58, then he will draw Dream lightweight champion Shinya Aoki in the Bellator cage in the first part of 2012.
“Eddie and I have been talking about that fight now for the last two years. Ever since Eddie got submitted over in Japan, Ed’s been calling me saying ‘how can we make it?’ Now we’ve finally got it done,” Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney revealed when speaking to MMAWeekly Radio.
Aoki confirmed that he’s also in for the bout when he spoke to MMAWeekly.com last month, and he was looking forward to a second bout with Alvarez as well.
“Yes, I will fight him next year,” Aoki confirmed about the Alvarez fight. “I am looking forward to it.”
easy win for aoki. since getting owned by aoki, eddie has gone on taking and winning easy fights; he'll be exposed once again when he fights a top 10 LW.
That's true, and I doubt it'd be a title fight. I'm just hoping they take a cue from the UFC and make high caliber headline fights 5 rounds. I'm sure everyone involved would prefer a decisive outcome one way or another.
Also, for all of you saying Alvarez will destroy Aoki, what the fuck is wrong with you people. You have to be the dumbest mother fuckers on the planet...or just ill informed. They already fought. Aoki destroyed Alvarez.
Kind of curious how this plays out in the cage. Props to Aoki even speaking about taking this rematch, I thought he was UFC-bound and would disregard it.
Wouldn't be too shocked though if Michael chandler spoils the party though.