Morning Report: Eddie Alvarez tells harsh story of former UFC matchmaker Joe Silva

Eddie Alvarez at the post-fight press conference | Esther Lin/MMAFighting.com The biggest story in MMA for the past few weeks has been the issue of fighter pay in the UFC. Jon Jones, Jorge Masvidal, and Henry Cejudo have all been vocal about issues with their negotiations with the UFC. And while more and more fighters have begun coming out more publicly against the UFC’s negotiation tactics, there’s been an interesting offshoot of this movement: former UFC fighters dragging former UFC matchmaker Joe Silva.
Silva was the UFC matchmaker from 1997 to 2016, and as such, he was one of the most most powerful men in the organization for much of his tenure. As a result, there have been many unflattering told stories about him from fighters in the UFC orbit, both personally and professionally. In recent weeks, several more former fighters have added to that throng, including Mike Pierce, Gray Maynard, Jon Fitch, and Roland Delorme. And now, an MMA legend has joined the fray.
Taking to Twitter yesterday, former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez joined in on the #JoeSilvaStories movement, sharing a story that occurred shortly before his lightweight title shot against Rafael dos Anjos.
Silva ended up getting the last laugh though: Alvarez lost the title in his very next fight, to Conor McGregor at UFC 205 in November of 2016. Silva then retired at the end of that year. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2017.

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[h=1]VIDEO STEW[/h]Free fights.




O’Malley on the Conor McGregor comparisons.


Chael Sonnen getting in on the Anderson-Lawler bus.

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[h=1]LISTEN UP[/h]The Co-Main Event. Discussing UFC on ESPN 10 and UFC on ESPN 11.
Anik & Florian. Recapping Eye vs. Calvillo and previewing Blaydes vs. Volkov.

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[h=1]SOCIAL MEDIA BOUILLABAISSE[/h]Call out.
Darren Till is going ham on Mike Perry. He made a website and an Instagram dedicated to him.
Meanwhile.
The dream.

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[h=1]FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS[/h]Max Rohskopf (5-0) vs. Austin Hubbard (11-4); UFC on ESPN 11, June 20.

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[h=1]FINAL THOUGHTS[/h]Thanks for reading and see y’all tomorrow.

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