LW Champ Eddie Alvarez wants winner of Nate vs Conor, his pick and his view on the rankings.

[KazDibiase]

Fighting Conor or Nate



"Initially I want the winner of Conor-Nate. I would like a big pay-per-view, big money fight. I'm willing to wait for one of them guys. I almost got in a fight with Nate in Mexico City so maybe we can settle our differences, and if Conor happens to win I welcome that fight as well."The number one contender in my weight class has fought once in about the last three years or something. So I'm a little nervous about fighting a guy like that who barely shows up to fight. So Conor and Nate, they're the guys on my radar, one of them I'd really like to get my hands on."


Rankings

"Rankings are subjective anyway. For someone to say, ‘This guy's number one,' who claims him to be number one and why is he number one? That's a question we've got to ask ourselves. It's subjective. So to say, ‘The guy is number one, he should get the title shot,' it's not necessarily so.


Look at the case between Tony Ferguson and Khabib. Tony Ferguson is 8 - 0, he's been active for the last God-knows-how-what, he's been finishing opponents, been on a tear; Khabib's fought once in three years and he's number one and he decides he wants a title shot? The last guy he beat was virtually un-ranked - maybe top 100 in the world - and he's the number one guy in the world. So who says that? Who makes that up? Who appoints him number one? That being said, make the fights that make sense. Make the fights the fans want to see. Who gives a shit about the rankings?"

His pick for Diaz vs McGregor

"I think Nate wins the same exact way he won the first time."

http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/7/2...ie-alvarez-wants-to-fight-the-winner-of-conor

 

[HIMBOB]

Fair enough. Khabib was on a tear but hard to say that now.

 

[touchedbyjab]

tl/dr Alvarez wants an easy money fight.

 

[yookfarb]

i agree but that's rich for a guy who keeps moaning/bitching about how much Conor gets paid

 

[JohnyBrabo]

War Eddie.

 

[KillerElite]

Give this man a shot. Defend the Belt first Buddeh. You don't have that kind of leverage yet.

 

[danny23]

McGregor will be an easy fight for him.
Nate could be more competitive.
Would rather see that.

 

[yekmurat]

He wants to defend the title at least once

 

[Bend NvR Break]

McGregor vs Diaz W vs Eddie
Khabib vs Ferguson

Been saying this since Eddie got the belt

 

[Headkicktoleg]

The LW champ begging to fight the winner of Conor/Nate.

I guess we know the REAL title fight is for the Conor belt.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Eddie suffering from that Michael Bisping syndrome.

Becomes champs and want avoid top competition.. only wants easy money (altho I think Nate can beat him).

 

[XWarriorX]

tl/dr Alvarez wants an easy money fight.

Well the 4 opponents he named aren't exactly easy but I agree with the money part. Alvarez vs Diaz or McGregor is the exciting big money fight for sure.

 

[XWarriorX]

The LW champ begging to fight the winner of Conor/Nate.

I guess we know the REAL title fight is for the Conor belt.

Not seeing the begging did ya make that part up.

 

[Andy Anderson]

tl/dr Alvarez wants an easy money fight.

Who doesn't want easy money?

 

[Th3Sav4ge]

im takin nate if he fights eddie

 

[Toco]

the rankings parts were bullshit, but I agree on the rest

 

[Les Vejtibals]

At least he's a champ talking about his next fight and not talking about taking an extended leave. Eddie's the poo, we should all take a big whiff.

 

[NoContest]

I don't want Khabib to get a title shot. If he wins it, that's another title stalled for years.

 

[leto1776]

Give him he money fight. Dude has kids to take care of.

 

[memphis321]

I believe he has paid his dues thru out the years and of course he wants a big money fight, also hes fought the top guys in the division. He did not have any gifts handed to him, and I would say diaz and connor are very worthy opponents and they both pay well...no brainer!