As Brady tells it, Alvarez texted UFC president Dana White and put Brady on his radar. That message, combined with the work Brady had already done, eventually got him a UFC contract.
“Eddie is a legend, especially in Philadelphia,” Brady said. “He’s a huge guy, and I’ve known him just through mutual people, and within the last two years, we got connected.”
Training with someone of that status could easily turn into a slightly intimidating experience at first, but Brady said it wasn’t ever like that and called Alvarez a “great mentor.”
“It was perfect,” Brady said. “Nothing weird about it. Eddie is a great guy. He doesn’t make you feel weird, and he was learning stuff from me, too, so we both got a lot out of training with each other.”
If he tallies his first finish in the Octagon, Brady is primed for another tough test. Improving that undefeated record isn’t a bad sight either, and it’s something in which Brady takes pride.
“There’s not many of us (unbeatens),” he said. “I think that’s just a feather in my cap. People will realize I’m a very, very well-rounded fighter, and I deserve to be fighting big names after Saturday night. I’m not super flashy. I’m not posting crazy stuff on social media, but I’m very hard working, I come from a hard-working family, and I think a lot of people can appreciate that.”
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