At UFC Fight Night 81, Eddie Alvarez (27-4) stepped in the Octagon to battle against former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. That night, Alvarez used his superior wrestling to outpoint Pettis.
Now on a two-fight wining streak, the former Bellator lightweight champion prepares to face Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight belt in the main event of UFC Fight Night 90. This card takes place on July 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.