[VIDEO] Eddie Alvarez not worried about 'UFC jitters'
Eddie Alvarez (25-3) has fought nearly thirty times as a professional mixed martial arts fighter and has long been ranked in the top ten among lightweights, but on Saturday he'll step into the UFC Octagon for the first time in his career when he faces Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone (24-6) at UFC 178. So many fighters have admitted to being particularly nervous before and during their first UFC fights that the term "UFC Jitters" has become infamous. MixedMartialArts.com.
Alvarez, however, is certain they won't be a factor for him. "I don't. I mean, I'm almost thirty fights into this," he recently told MixedMartialArts.com.
"I believe I have one of the most fights in the lightweight division so I don't believe it. Unless something crazy happens that I don't know about. But, I've been fighting long enough. I've been fighting in other countries, fighting the best guys in their own country. I'll fight, basically anywhere so the emotions have calmed down over the years and I understand what's important when I step into that cage."
Do you think Alvarez is being naive in assuming he won't have extra adrenaline pumping as he walks to the Octagon for the first time? Or, do you agree with him that his years of international fight experience will serve his nerves just fine Saturday night?
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