I admit I was little worried about Eddie Alvarez. That’s because before his fight with Michael Chandler, I asked Alvarez whether he was concerned that ring rust (or, to borrow a term from Mauro Ranallo, “cage corrosion”) might be a factor. He had, after all, been out of action for more than a year. Wasn’t he the least bit concerned that all that time off might dull his skills or his timing just a bit
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Is ring rust real? Depends who you ask, and when – MMA Junkie