Trying to predict what’s going to happen in the UFC lightweight division is a fool’s errand these days. But by all indications, champ Khabib Nurmagomedov will face Conor McGregor if the ex-champ cuts a deal with the UFC (and the state of New York) and returns to the octagon. The ensuing fight should be one of the biggest in the division’s history. And if the fight goes the way ex-champ Eddie Alvarez predicts, a very large audience will tune in to see the belt stay put. To Alvarez, the end result is inevitable: McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) won’t be able to overcome Nurmagomedov’s (26-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC) withering ground and pound attack, he told ESNewsReporting.com. “I feel like there will be takedowns, and Conor will not get up,” Alvarez opined.
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Despite Khabib Nurmagomedov’s ‘mistake,’ Eddie Alvarez picks champ over Conor McGregor – MMA Junkie