Las Vegas — Christopher Alvidrez was visualizing being in the UFC before he even fought on the Contender Series this week.
“I didn’t care how big the dude was, how scary he looked, it didn’t matter,” Alvidrez (7-1) told media outlets including Cageside Press at the UFC Apex on Tuesday, after winning himself a UFC contract. “I was like ‘I’m in the UFC already.’ I got so many messages, support systems, the signs I was seeing, just looking around— I would see so many signs. Just, I don’t know. God giving me a sign— this was really my time. I capitalized on it, and you seen what happened.”
The fighter nicknamed “The Newborn” is now one of the newest UFC athletes, after securing a violent finish of Eliezer Kubanza that saw punches, elbows, and even a knee flying. The end came inside of a round.
Alvidrez never doubted a contract was coming his way after that stoppage. “Come on now, you seen that against that guy? If I don’t get a contract, I’m taking everybody out in this arena,” he said with a laugh.
Christopher Alvidrez now wants to get right to work, and plans to work his way up the welterweight division.
“They don’t really got that many American, I feel, American top ten fighters, and I want to get that ranking up as fast as I can. Take out as many big hitters as I need to to get my spot solidified and start making that big money. Because I got a lot of mouths to feed. I’ve got seven brothers, I’ve got a mom back at the house. They’re still going through it.”
Alvidrez, who made the move to Miami to further his career, is now looking to get his family out of where they are back in California. “I’m really down to get going as soon as possible so I can get this bread. That’s the only thing missing in my life. I got God, I got family, I got love, I got a support system, coach, I got a roof over my head, but I just want to feed my family, feed the people around me.”
Watch the full DWCS post-fight press conference with Christopher Alvidrez above.
