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Joel Alvarez is stepping in on two weeks' notice after Geoff Neal pulled out with an injury, and here's the wild part: he's coming straight from Islam Makhachev's training camp. The Spanish lightweight was brought in to help Makhachev prep for Ian Garry, spent two weeks with Khabib's crew, and now he's taking a welterweight fight against one of the most dangerous strikers in the division. That's some crazy timing. Alvarez has been on a tear at lightweight with four straight finishes before moving up to welterweight. That knee that put Drakkar Klose away in Tampa was nasty, and the D'Arce choke he locked up on Marc Diakiese in London showed he's got skills everywhere.
- Alvarez jumps from Makhachev's camp straight into welterweight war
- Njokuani's knockout power versus two fight skid pressure
- Spanish submission artist gambling on zero notice at 170
If Njokuani doesn't get the finish early, Alvarez's cardio and grappling could take over in round two.
But welterweight's been rough. He beat Vicente Luque by decision in Rio, then got caught in an arm triangle by Yaroslav Amosov back in May. Now he's jumping back in with zero camp against Njokuani. Chidi's been all over the place at 170. He's got that knockout power that can end things in a blink, like that knee he landed on Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos.
But he's dropped two straight, getting submitted by Jake Matthews in under two minutes and losing a decision to Carlos Leal in February. When he's on, those hands are scary. When he's not, guys are finding ways to get him out of there. This is basically Alvarez gambling that his fresh training camp legs and submission game can overcome the size jump and short notice. Njokuani needs this one bad after back to back losses.
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Joel Alvarez is stepping in on two weeks' notice after Geoff Neal pulled out with an injury, and here's the wild part: he's coming straight from Islam Makhachev's training camp. The Spanish lightweight was brought in to help Makhachev prep for Ian Garry, spent two weeks with Khabib's crew, and now he's taking a welterweight fight against one of the most dangerous strikers in the division. That's some crazy timing. Alvarez has been on a tear at lightweight with four straight finishes before moving up to welterweight. That knee that put Drakkar Klose away in Tampa was nasty, and the D'Arce choke he locked up on Marc Diakiese in London showed he's got skills everywhere.
- Alvarez jumps from Makhachev's camp straight into welterweight war
- Njokuani's knockout power versus two fight skid pressure
- Spanish submission artist gambling on zero notice at 170
If Njokuani doesn't get the finish early, Alvarez's cardio and grappling could take over in round two.
But welterweight's been rough. He beat Vicente Luque by decision in Rio, then got caught in an arm triangle by Yaroslav Amosov back in May. Now he's jumping back in with zero camp against Njokuani. Chidi's been all over the place at 170. He's got that knockout power that can end things in a blink, like that knee he landed on Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos.
But he's dropped two straight, getting submitted by Jake Matthews in under two minutes and losing a decision to Carlos Leal in February. When he's on, those hands are scary. When he's not, guys are finding ways to get him out of there. This is basically Alvarez gambling that his fresh training camp legs and submission game can overcome the size jump and short notice. Njokuani needs this one bad after back to back losses.
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