Alvarez mødte[[Anthony Pettis]] den 17. januar, 2016 på [[UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2015/09/eddie-alvarez-says-hes-booked-for-anthony-pettis-at-ufcs-january-card-in-boston|title=Eddie Alvarez says he's booked for Anthony Pettis at UFC's January card in Boston|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Erickson, Matt|date=2015-09-11|access-date=2015-09-11|archive-date=11. juli 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711231421/https://mmajunkie.com/2015/09/eddie-alvarez-says-hes-booked-for-anthony-pettis-at-ufcs-january-card-in-boston|url-status=live}}</ref> Selvom han var en stærk underdog var Alvarez i stand til at presse og kontrollere Pettis. Alvarez vandt igen via split decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/01/ufc-fight-night-81-results-eddie-alvarez-edges-anthony-pettis-by-split-decision|title=UFC Fight Night 81 results: Eddie Alvarez edges Anthony Pettis by split decision|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Fowlkes, Ben|date=2016-01-18|access-date=2016-01-18|archive-date=11. juli 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711230358/https://mmajunkie.com/2016/01/ufc-fight-night-81-results-eddie-alvarez-edges-anthony-pettis-by-split-decision|url-status=live}}</ref>
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