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Eddie Alvarez releases statement following ONE Championship loss

April 3, 2019
| 6:06 am

Eddie Alvarez broke his silence on Tuesday.

The former UFC and Bellator lightweight titleholder came up short in his ONE Championship debut, losing to Timofey Nastyukhin by first-round knockout and suffering back-to-back losses for the first time in his 37-fight career.

“The Underground King”, who was eliminated from ONE’s lightweight grand prix, released a statement on his social media on Tuesday, admitting to be “disappointed and confused in my inability to not pull the trigger and my hesitancy on recent fight nights” and revealing that Nastyukhin’s strikes “split” both of his eyelids “in half”.

Check the full statement below.

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Hey guys First and foremost congrats to Timofey in his victory , He is very deserving of everything that comes with victory and I wish him the best in the continued tournament . Honestly speaking how I fought my One Championship debut is not a reflection of my training my coaches , my team , it’s not even a reflection of my beliefs . I am sincerely disappointed and confused in my inability to not pull the trigger and my hesitancy on recent fight nights , it’s been quite confusing to figure out the past year or so . Coach Mark always stresses “hesitancy is Death” and it’s not something that is even in my character to do . In this particular fight I waited too long for an opening and paid the ultimate price . The punch that hit me , instantly blinded me and split both eyelids in half . It felt like my eye exploded from the inside and the pain was instant . From an outsider watching myself I should of have expected the result considering my actions . You have to punch , kick , takedown and pressure to win a fight , I waited . I simply waited too long for the correct timing and opening that never came . Fighting continues to teach me life lessons thru my victories and even more through tough defeats . Victory and defeat are by products of putting it on the line , they have been inescapable throughout my whole life . I hope to be judged on how I adjust and pivot from defeat and behave in victory rather than the result of a small moment in time . To my Wife /kids family , coaches , teams mates , friends and to all the fans , thank you always for your continued support , doing this is very lonely and isolated , a simple pat on the back goes a long long way . Thank you thank you thank you . I will make adjustments and come back true to form 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼 #UGK

A post shared by Eddie Alvarez (@ealvarezfight) on Apr 2, 2019 at 10:12am PDT

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