Having taken some time away from the octagon after his loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 205, Eddie Alvarez has now declared his intention to return to the cage.

After an emphatic defeat at the hands of Conor McGregor at UFC 205, Eddie Alvarez made no excuses as he posted a lengthy statement diagnosing the Madison Square Garden bout. Speaking about his performance, Alvarez congratulated McGregor on his victory while also acknowledging that he had failed to show up on the night in question.

Congrats to Conor and his camp on an amazing accomplishment, these guys continue to deliver, hats off to you fellas. As for my performance, the only thing I can honestly say is I f*cking blew it … I did nothing I trained to do, I did the complete opposite of what we planned on a daily basis for 10 weeks. To sum up our plan in a sentence it was “Go left and mostly wrestle ” instead I circled into his left hand and mostly boxed. Fighting the way I did was a for sure death sentence and the result was fitting. I say it all the time, there is really small margin for error at this level and I paid for my mistakes.

However, it seems that the ‘Underground King’ is now moving past his heart breaking loss and is ready to book another bout. Posting on his official Instagram account, the 33-year-old stated that fighting is all he knows as he also hinted that an announcement is around the corner.

“It’s All I Know ” See you Soon !!! ???#UGKING #UFC #THNQ #EAfight A photo posted by Eddie Alvarez (@ealvarezfight) on Jan 27, 2017 at 6:50am PST

With Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson already booked for UFC 209, and with Alvarez now listed at number 3 in the UFC’s lightweight rankings, it seems as if a bout with Edson Barboza, Michael Johnson or Michael Chiesa seems most likely for the Philly fighter.

Watch this space…

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