UFC 205 will take place on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, but it is still missing an official main event. Eddie Alvarez made sure the world knew he wants to be part of it on Tuesday.
Alvarez took to Twitter to call out Conor McGregor with the event approaching:
Alvarez is the lightweight champion and won that distinction in July when he knocked out Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, while McGregor is the featherweight champion.
According to Damon Martin of Fox Sports, “the rumored bout between Alvarez and McGregor has been swirling for weeks,” and both fighters “are on board” to make sure it happens.
Martin pointed out Alvarez quickly turned his attention from his victory over Dos Anjos to the winner of the UFC 202 showdown between McGregor and Nate Diaz. McGregor won against Diaz by unanimous decision, and it seems as if his next test will come against the lightweight champion.
If Tuesday’s tweets were any indication, Alvarez is not intimidated by the thought of facing McGregor in his next bout.
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