NEWS ALERT: Eddie Alvarez has pulled out of the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix due to injury. ONE Lightweight World Champion Christian Lee has agreed to step into the finals of the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix to face Saygid Arslanaliev on Oct 13 in Tokyo at ONE: Century!!!
— Chatri Sityodtong (@yodchatri) September 26, 2019The stars have not aligned for Eddie Alvarez' tenure in One Championship, as he is out of the lightweight tournament for the second time.
On Thursday, One CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced that Alvarez suffered an injury and has been forced to pull out of the Lightweight Grand Prix.