Wrestling Quotes by Eddie Alvarez

I want to fight Gilbert Melendez.

— Eddie Alvarez

I will fight whoever the UFC wants me to fight.

— Eddie Alvarez

I've been fighting the best guys, so I would like a gimme fight.

— Eddie Alvarez

I beat Gilbert Melendez, and he got two shots at the title.

— Eddie Alvarez

The fighters and the fights are what makes UFC great.

— Eddie Alvarez

When I say 'fighter,' I am thinking about how you deal with adversity, how you deal with being in bad situations.

— Eddie Alvarez

From wrestling, I learned that I was capable of much more than I thought I was.

— Eddie Alvarez

There's a lot of guys in the UFC who are good at one thing, and they get matched up stylistically well.

— Eddie Alvarez

In this sport, the good thing about the UFC and MMA in general is a lot of it's based on perception.

— Eddie Alvarez

I started this fight career with one objective. When I step inside a ring or an octagon, it is to beat the…

— Eddie Alvarez

I won my first 10 fights by knockout. The money was getting larger at the same time.

— Eddie Alvarez

I think it's important to say that I am genuinely thankful for the time at Bellator.

— Eddie Alvarez

Going in there just to win and put on a boring fight, I don't want to be related to anything like that.

— Eddie Alvarez

Fighting, for me, is not a career - it's an opportunity. I'm going to take full advantage of it and do it…

— Eddie Alvarez

I believe that in order for me to consider myself one of the top ranked lightweights in the world, I have to…

— Eddie Alvarez

When I fought Nick Thompson, I wasn't experienced enough. That was the first person that put me in a real fight. Before…

— Eddie Alvarez

I had to fight Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Gil Melendez, Rafael Dos Anjos. I had to fight these guys in order to…

— Eddie Alvarez

I don't want to go that route where I'm going into fights dehydrated. I used to fight at 170 pounds. I was…

— Eddie Alvarez

As far as Nurmagomedov, I just don't get how you become the No. 1 contender without actually fighting guys who are ranked…

— Eddie Alvarez

When I joined UFC, I said I want to be involved in fights where millions of fans are watching, biting their fingernails,…

— Eddie Alvarez

The longer I'm in this sport, the more I realize that it's not about the wins and losses that makes you a…

— Eddie Alvarez

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…

— Eddie Alvarez

You don't want to be in a fight of the year. It takes years off your life. But, it's why fans tune…

— Eddie Alvarez

I will do whatever the UFC tells me to do, but there's not a doubt in my mind that I can be…

— Eddie Alvarez

We got four-ounce gloves here. It's not hard to knock someone out.

— Eddie Alvarez

I rarely think that when a guy loses a fight, it's a weight issue. You can either fight, or you can't.

— Eddie Alvarez

I'm looking to grab the UFC and pull them back in the direction of Philadelphia.

— Eddie Alvarez

With MTV2, every fighter is exposed to millions of people, and they won't have to take a monster pay cut to do…

— Eddie Alvarez

I want an opportunity to fight the best in the world and make millions of dollars doing it.

— Eddie Alvarez

I want the best guys the promotion has to offer, put them in front of me, and I'll beat them.

— Eddie Alvarez

I'm not here if Bill Hunter never forced my hand in wrestling. It was a pivotal point in my life.

— Eddie Alvarez

I've knocked a ton of guys out. I know the power I have and the advantages I have against the best in…

— Eddie Alvarez

I would love, love, love to watch Conor McGregor fight Floyd Mayweather.

— Eddie Alvarez

I want to fight only dangerous guys. Whenever I've done that in my career, I've stepped up and risen to the challenge.

— Eddie Alvarez

I never prepare according to how I feel for a fight. I always prepare to be a better me.

— Eddie Alvarez

I'm old school, man. I think, if you want to be the best, then beat the best guys.

— Eddie Alvarez

The more dangerous the opponent, the better fight I've fought. It always made me move in ways I'd never moved before.

— Eddie Alvarez

It's a fist fight - the idea is to go out there and impose my will.

— Eddie Alvarez

It's MMA - anything can happen. You can throw a punch from one knee, a punch from anywhere.

— Eddie Alvarez

I've done it a couple times where I've had fight of the year. It's not what you aspire to.

— Eddie Alvarez