Eddie Alvarez Reportedly Meeting with UFC Officials Regarding Contract Negotiations

It was recently reported that former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez was offered a new contract by the UFC, but it was so low he didn’t even make a counter offer.

Alvarez has one fight left on his current deal and has publicly said he won’t be taking the fight until his future has been sorted; whether that’s with the UFC or another organisation.

The former champion has taken a different approach to contract negotiations by keeping his last fight up his sleeve while going public about the deal he was offered. Although it seems his unorthodox approach may have worked, as reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto on Twitter, who has said the UFC have decided to meet with Alvarez in person surrounding his contract situation:

In addition to attending the Celtics game in Philly today, I’m told White met with Eddie Alvarez about his UFC contract. No update to report at this time, other than they took that step to meet up in person. https://t.co/l5NWgNtkhP

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) May 6, 2018

Alvarez last fought in a potential “Fight of the Year” battle, handing knockout king Justin Gaethje his first ever professional loss via third-round knockout from a devastating knee.

Alvarez (25-1, 1 NC) is still very much in contention in the lightweight division and has notable wins over the likes of Gilbert Melendez, Anthony Pettis and Rafael dos Anjos. His only losses inside the Octagon were to Donald Cerrone and Conor McGregor in a lightweight title fight.

The next fight for Alvarez could very well be a rematch with Dustin Poirier, who has publically stated Alvarez had turned down fighting him on several occasions. The two met nearly a year ago at UFC 211, where Alvarez landed illegal knees to Poirier's head.