Pros react after Eddie Alvarez vs. Iuri Lapicus is ruled a DQ at ONE on TNT 1

Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez returned to action at tonight’s ONE on TNT 1 event for a bout with Iuri Lapicus.

Alvarez (30-7 MMA) was returning to action for this first time since scoring a first-round submission victory over Eduard Folayang in August of 2019. That victory had marked Eddie’s first under the ONE banner, as he had suffered a TKO loss to Timofey Nastyukhin in his promotional debut.

Meanwhile, Iuri Lapicus (14-1 MMA) was looking to rebound from the first loss of his career when he squares off with Eddie Alvarez this evening. The European suffered a TKO loss to Christian Lee in his most recent appearance this past October.

Tonight’s Alvarez vs. Lapicus bout last just 58-seconds. After Eddie scored an early takedown he immediately began to land some good ground and pound. However, a couple of the shots were allegedly to the back of the head and thus the fight was stopped and ruled a no-contest.

Check out how the pros reacted to Eddie Alvarez vs. Iuri Lapicus being ruled a DQ below:

Wow @Ealvarezfight is such a standup guy. I wouldn’t have blamed him for being upset at the result but he was a class act. #ONEonTNT @ONEChampionship

— Bi Nguyen “killer bee” (@killerbeemma) April 8, 2021

@Ealvarezfight i told you not to go 2 @ONEChampionship what a crock of 💩. That pussy didn’t want to fight. The commentary smells like 💩 also what a fucking shit show #straightgargamel

— phil baroni (@philbaroni) April 8, 2021

https://twitter.com/ChaelSonnen/status/1379980498873688069

Alvarez: Look I’m a got damn savage in a cage! I’m finna eat baby! #ONEonTNT

— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 8, 2021

Ridiculous. Incredibly soft. https://t.co/Af0OEyHdec

— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) April 8, 2021

https://twitter.com/philbaroni/status/1379982442422018055

I’d like to congratulate Iuri Lapicus for passing my acting class with flying colors. Tonight was a beautiful performance. May the world forever troll you. Welcome to the club! #ONEonTNT1 #ONEChampionship

— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 8, 2021

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