The trash talk continues...
We're not far away from UFC 205 in MSG, New York, and the clash of Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight championship.
The event is already breaking records according to UFC President Dana White.
The trash talk had already begun in earnest ever since the first press conference between the pair a few weeks ago.
But Alvarez is playing his role in hyping what will likely be the biggest fight in UFC history as The Notorious bids to become the first man ever to hold two UFC titles simultaneously.
“When I joined the UFC, I fought the best guys in the division back-to-back-to-back, that was my strategy,” Alvarez said on the
MMA Roasted podcast. “I told the media I was tired of getting asked about Conor McGregor, so I told them I could use an easier fight and that’s why it happened.”
“I’m the one who made the Conor McGregor fight happen,” said Alvarez. “He never had any intention of fighting me. Every time I said his name I didn’t get any response, I didn’t get anything. This is a guy who responds and talks shit to everyone, but every time I talked to the media and tried to drum up a fight or anything like that there’d be no response. So it was obvious that he really didn’t want this fight. It was only when I won the belt that they decided to get a crack at the belt.”
But it turns out that Alvarez is less than impressed with the exploits of the Dubliner in the UFC Octagon having previously mocked McGregor's cardio following his win over Nate Diaz.
“To me, he’s just a left hand,” Alvarez said. “He’s just a guy with a left hand. That’s how I see him. He does something that we call a ‘rock back’ well. Mayweather does it, a lot of Philly fighters do it. [McGregor] lives and breathes off it. A lot of MMA guys don’t know about these boxing things that they do. This is a move that’s very easily taken away and we’re going to dominate every step of the way.
“Without giving away a gameplan or anything, everything’s taken away with the proper preparation. I’m confident in my coaches, I’m confident in our gameplan and our ability to go out there and do it. We’re just following this gameplan step-by-step.”
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