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“Eddie lost the title to Conor (McGregor), but it’s a fight that makes sense, Eddie’s a tough guy, former champion in other promotions, but he’s had his time. I think it’s mine.”
“He says he wants to sit around and see what happens (at UFC 209) on March 4, but why don’t you fight somebody? Don’t just sit around and wait for it,” Chiesa said. “If he’s man enough to step up to the challenge, there’s a big bearded guy in the Northwest waiting to get into a 15-minute fist fight with him. Let’s see if he takes the bait.”
Although No. 4-ranked Alvarez would be his ideal foe given the present landscape of the weight class, things can always change. Chiesa was already scheduled to fight Ferguson once before, and if “El Cucuy” can capture the interim lightweight belt at UFC 209, Chiesa said he would be happy to fight him for it while the division waits for McGregor to return.
The same goes for Nurmagomedov, whom Chiesa said he was recently on the verge of fighting, as well.
“I actually almost got the Khabib fight when Tony wasn’t coming to terms with his contract,” Chiesa said. “There was a window where it was looking like that’s what was going to happen. I think I can give Khabib a lot of problems. … Same thing with Tony.
“Tony’s the fight where you’re going to walk out of there lumped up. That’s fine. That’s the fight game. But I definitely, definitely know deep within my guts I could beat him. I asked for the fight knowing I could beat him and I have the tools to beat him. I think I could beat anyone in the division, honestly. Whoever wins it, I’m game.”
http://mmajunkie.com/2017/02/ufc-li...-april-return-against-ex-champ-eddie-alvarez/
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“He says he wants to sit around and see what happens (at UFC 209) on March 4, but why don’t you fight somebody? Don’t just sit around and wait for it,” Chiesa said. “If he’s man enough to step up to the challenge, there’s a big bearded guy in the Northwest waiting to get into a 15-minute fist fight with him. Let’s see if he takes the bait.”
Although No. 4-ranked Alvarez would be his ideal foe given the present landscape of the weight class, things can always change. Chiesa was already scheduled to fight Ferguson once before, and if “El Cucuy” can capture the interim lightweight belt at UFC 209, Chiesa said he would be happy to fight him for it while the division waits for McGregor to return.
The same goes for Nurmagomedov, whom Chiesa said he was recently on the verge of fighting, as well.
“I actually almost got the Khabib fight when Tony wasn’t coming to terms with his contract,” Chiesa said. “There was a window where it was looking like that’s what was going to happen. I think I can give Khabib a lot of problems. … Same thing with Tony.
“Tony’s the fight where you’re going to walk out of there lumped up. That’s fine. That’s the fight game. But I definitely, definitely know deep within my guts I could beat him. I asked for the fight knowing I could beat him and I have the tools to beat him. I think I could beat anyone in the division, honestly. Whoever wins it, I’m game.”
http://mmajunkie.com/2017/02/ufc-li...-april-return-against-ex-champ-eddie-alvarez/
Who you got?
