CALGARY – Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez believes there’s no other logical fight he should take next than one with Khabib Nurmagomedov . And yet, Alvarez (29-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is resigned to the idea that even if he beats Dustin Poirier on Saturday at UFC on FOX 30, he’ll likely be leapfrogged by former two-division champ Conor McGregor . “Nope,” Alvarez responded to MMAjunkie when asked whether he’d be upset if McGregor walked straight into a title shot. “That is the world we live in today, folks. We are all fools if we think otherwise
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Ex-UFC champ Eddie Alvarez on Conor McGregor title shot: ‘The world we live in’ – MMA Junkie