Joel Alvarez honored to be a pioneer for Spanish MMA, hopes to see more Spaniards in UFC

Joel Alvarez feels honored to be in his current position.
The 27-year-old is one of two Spain-born fighters competing in the UFC. Alvarez (17-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is proud to represent his country in the sport’s biggest organization, and he’ll get an opportunity to do it again Saturday when he takes on Alexander Yakovlev at UFC 254.
“Yeah, we’re pioneers because in Spain, the one who started everything was Enrique Marin (first Spanish fighter to compete in the UFC), ‘Was