Eddie Alvarez ended up with a damaged jaw following his BKFC KnuckleMania V headliner towards Jeremy Stephens on Saturday evening.
‘The Underground King’ threw within the towel shortly after the conclusion of the third spherical, handing ‘Lil Heathen’ his third straight win contained in the squared circle. The choice left many battle followers scratching their head as Alvarez didn’t seem to have any important cuts or apparent accidents.
Nevertheless, the previous UFC light-weight champion supplied some perception into his choice to finish the bout early on Monday, revealing that his jaw was damaged early on within the battle and he merely couldn’t battle by means of it any longer.
“Received hit with a kill shot within the first or second,” Alvarez wrote on Instagram. “I did my finest to maintain a Gameface and ignore it however by the third around the harm was an excessive amount of. Please perceive how unhealthy I wished this and what I sacrificed to be able to Win, it wasn’t my evening. Naked Knuckle is as actual because it will get. Unpredictable, Quick Tempo and violent …. Congrats to all the brand new Up and coming Philly stand outs @cody__fights @teamgarbarino @theanimalbkfc @hevweightbrady on their wins . You Males are the Future and made Philadelphia Proud , I’m soo Joyful for our Metropolis and the way forward for our Fight Athletes .
“Whether or not I win or lose is just not as necessary as Philadelphia/Pennsylvania slowly changing into probably the most dominate Space within the nation for Fight Sports activities . @bareknucklefc is the quickest Rising and would be the Best Present on Earth .. Mark my phrases. Thanks Philadelphia for exhibiting out …
Alvarez, 41, is now 1-2 underneath the BKFC banner and is probably going staring down the barrel of one other prolonged layoff after sustaining orbital fractures in his 2023 conflict towards ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry.
‘Lil Heathen’ Faces off with ‘Cocaine conor’ after TKO’ing Eddie Alvarez
After going 3-0 in his BKFC run, Stephens referred to as out Conor McGregor who promptly climbed into the ring for a viral staredown with ‘Lil Heathen.
“‘Ole cocaine Conor,” Stephens mentioned following the occasion. “He’s obtained an extended path, bro. It’s all good promotion. I find it irresistible. I beloved to return in there, get proper in his face, and have him doubt me. I felt like him and [David] Feldman have been towards me. Everybody was towards me,” Stephens added.
