Bellator 33 Preview: Eddie Alvarez vs. Roger Huerta

by Nick Thomas on Sep 28, 2010 10:31 AM EDT in Bellator News

Bellator will make its debut in Pennsylvania on October 21st when Philadelphia native and Bellator Lightweight World Champion Eddie Alvarez squares off against former UFC Star Roger "El Matador" Huerta in one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year:

Eddie Alvarez (20-2)
Win Josh Neer - Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Bellator 17
Win Katsunori Kikuno - Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Dream 12
Win Toby Imada - Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Bellator 12
Win Eric Reynolds - Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Bellator 5
Win Greg Loughran - Submission (Guillotine Choke) Bellator 1

Roger "El Matador" Huerta (21-4-1)
Loss Pat Curran - Decision (Unanimous) Bellator 17
Win Chad Hinton - Submission (Kneebar) Bellator 13
Loss Gray Maynard - Decision (Split) UFC FN 19
Loss Kenny Florian - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 87
Win Clay Guida - Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) TUF 6 Finale

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Pumped for this one

I’m not a huge Huerta fan, but he’s hard to finish — I think this will be a huge measuring stick to see exactly how good Alvarez is.

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by bobthewriter on Sep 28, 2010 11:15 AM EDT reply actions

Really?

The dude fought Kawajiri, Hansen, killed Neer (who is more accomplished in UFC than Huerta) Finished Imada.

What does this guy have to prove to you? He is legit and beating Huerta doesn’t prove that anymore so than his last few fights. I guess he has to show something to people who don’t know much other than the fact that Roger is over rated and living off of being on the cover of sports illustrated.

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by Roman727 on Sep 28, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions