Eddie Alvarez Confronts Strikeforce Boss Over Melendez Fight

Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez confronts Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker over the holdup of putting together a bout between himself and Strikeforce lightweight title holder Gilbert Melendez.
“Scott, It seems as though your lightweight champion keeps on calling me out on every interview and I have no problem with that. I’ve never said anything about the […]

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Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez confronts Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker over the holdup of putting together a bout between himself and Strikeforce lightweight title holder Gilbert Melendez.

“Scott, It seems as though your lightweight champion keeps on calling me out on every interview and I have no problem with that. I’ve never said anything about the kid and I would never say anything at all. Never even approached anybody about fighting Gilbert Melendez. He just doesn’t shut up, every other interview he’s talking about fighting me ‘Oh I want to fight Eddie Alvarez, I want to fight Eddie Alvarez’ and it really makes me look bad because I see it [the interview] the next day later. So Bjorn says it’s OK, I say it’s OK, Gilbert is telling the world that he wants to fight me. I assume you’re the only one left to agree.”

HT: Video MMAFighting.com, transcript MiddleEasy.com