Joel Alvarez knows there’s one thing he needs to take care of before moving forward with his promising career. The rising UFC lightweight contender is coming off four straight impressive stoppage wins, but he’s been having issues making the 156-pound non-title limit for his weight class. Alvarez (19-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) picked up a first-round stoppage over veteran Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night 197, but weighed in at 157.5 pounds. The Spanish fighter was surprised he wasn’t able to make the lightweight limit because he thought everything in his weight cut was going well
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