Eddie Alvarez record: What is the former UFC champ's record heading into his BKFC debut?

Eddie Alvarez's next move has been made official as he will be joining BKFC and will be making his debut at BKFC 41 on April 29, where he will be fighting former UFC veteran Chad Mendes.

Alvarez is an MMA legend who has competed and won championships in major promotions like Bellator and the UFC. He has fought a who's-who of MMA legends throughout his career and defeated a number of former champions.

'The Underground King's most recent MMA bout took place at ONE on TNT 4, where he lost a unanimous decision to Ok Rae Yoon. He will look to bounce back as achieve success in the bare-knuckle boxing world and will get that opportunity against Mendes.

The former UFC lightweight champion competed in 40 MMA fights and has an impressive record of 30-8-2. Out of his 30 career wins, 17 of those have come via KO/TKO , 7 via submission, and 6 have come via decision. His tenure in Bellator was his most successful as he was a two-time lightweight champion and Bellator lightweight tournament winner.

It will be interesting to see how he performs against 'Money' in his BKFC debut and whether he plans on returning to MMA in the future.

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Eddie Alvarez says a trilogy against Michael Chandler is unlikely

Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler fought twice in Bellator and were two fighters that were synonymous with the promotion.

Their first encounter took place at Bellator 58 in 2011 and is arguably the greatest fight in the promotion's history. Chandler pulled off the upset by submitting 'The Underground King' via rear-naked choke to win the lightweight championship. Two-years later at Bellator 106, Alvarez avenged his loss by earning a split decision and regained the lightweight championship.

During his appearance on The MMA Hour, the former UFC lightweight champion mentioned that he tried to set up a trilogy with Chandler, but it wasn't meant to be. He revealed that he attempted to make the fight happen on numerous occasions and believes 'Iron' doesn't want to fight him again, saying:

"I tried to make that fight happen not once, not twice, but three times and it’s just not going to happen. That guy, he does not want to fight me and the fight just never got made, so it's not on me.”

It remains to be seen whether the UFC will circle back and see if there's interest in a trilogy fight between the former Bellator lightweight champions.