...OH, ONE MORE THING - PLEASE BOOKMARK US & VISIT DAILY!
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"That’s usually when you perform your best -- when you’re the underdog. I’m expecting the best Roger Huerta possible. That’s what I trained for... He didn’t join with Bellator to take a backseat. He joined Bellator to be their marquee guy, just like the UFC was trying to promote him. Immediately he became a threat to me. He’s been unfortunate in his last couple of outings, but that’s what makes him even more dangerous. He has nothing to lose, zero to lose... I’m going to get in his face like nobody’s got in his face before. I’m going to finish him. I don’t think there’s going to be a part of the fight where Roger’s dominant. I want to get right after him and beat him like nobody’s beaten him."
-Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez talks to Sherdog.com about his fight this Thursday with Roger Huerta at Bellator 33 in Philadelphia.
Penick's Analysis: It's a shame that this Thursday's event for Bellator doesn't have the hype behind it that it deserves. A lot of that is due to the television deal and the fact that last week's event wasn't live on any of the FSN affiliates, something that Bellator is looking to remedy with a different television deal for their fourth season. But for now, the third season is going to go out with a whimper due to a less than stellar season the loss of fan confidence in the organization. Hopefully season four turns out better, but for now Bellator's biggest non-title fight of the season is coming and may go without a ton of attention. This is going to be a very good fight, and while Alvarez will absolutely be the favorite heading in, Huerta will be coming in looking to prove something himself. I'm very excited for the fight, and hopefully it doesn't get completely lost in the hype with Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez coming this Saturday.
DON'T GO YET... WE SUGGEST THESE MMATORCH ARTICLES, TOO!
Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
(mmatorcheditor@gmail.com)
STAFF COLUMNISTS: Shawn Ennis - Jason Amadi
Frank Hyden - Rich Hansen
Chris Park - Matt Pelkey
Interested in joining MMATorch's writing team? Send idea for a theme to your column (for Specialist section) or area of interest (i.e. TV Reporter) along with a sample of writing to mmatorch@gmail.com.
