Tag: Eddie Alvarez vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib Fires Back At Alvarez: I Will Hunt You Down

It’s widely expected that No. 1-ranked UFC lightweight Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov will receive the next shot at newly minted 155-pound champion Eddie Alvarez. Alvarez, however, recently said that “The Eagle”, who’s battled with injuries over the last few years, doesn’t deserve a shot because he hasn’t faced off with the decision’s elite. It now […]

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It’s widely expected that No. 1-ranked UFC lightweight Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov will receive the next shot at newly minted 155-pound champion Eddie Alvarez. Alvarez, however, recently said that “The Eagle”, who’s battled with injuries over the last few years, doesn’t deserve a shot because he hasn’t faced off with the decision’s elite.

It now appears as if the undefeated Dagestani-wrestler has gotten wind of Alvarez’s comments, taking to his official Instagram account to fire back at the champion. Nurmagomedov reminded “The Silent Assassin” of his first loss in the UFC to Donald Cerrone, adding that he will ‘hunt down’ Alvarez:

“So Alvarerez says that I never fight with top fighters and talking about my pro record. I’m not sure where he gets that information, but when I fight vs Tibau he was ranked 15, when I fight vs Tavares, he was considered as best Brazilian lightweight, Pat Healy was ranked 10, when I fight RDA he was #5. My last fight, I suppose to face Tony Ferguson who is ranked #3, but he got injured and pulled out, I asked for any light and welterweight fighter for replacement, including Alvarerez, but nobody accept. But your ass, Eddie, got kicked in first UFC fight by cowboy, second fight you won Melendez by split decision, but all experts believes you lost that one unanimously. Third one you win Pettis by split decision and after that you get title shot. You beat RDA without question. Do you really believe, that with that only one UFC victory, you are great fighter and can dictate your terms? I don’t think so. Remember, with or without the belt, I will hunt you down. Your name in my blacklist.”

According to Bloody Elbow, Nurmagomedov also said on his Instagram page that he has been offered a fight and that good news is on the horizon:

“I would like to answer some questions that have come, and they are mainly linked to my next fight,” Khabib said on his Instagram page. “Soon I will have a fight and I have already proposed a duel. There are some things that I can not tell you, but expect good news soon.”

Would you like to see “The Eagle” get the next crack at the champion?

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Eddie Alvarez Blasts Khabib, Eyes Fight With McGregor

After running through Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Fight Night 90 earlier this month (July 7, 2016), newly minted lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is now waiting to see who will stand across the Octagon from him in his first title defense. Many have speculated that the challenger will be oft-injured longtime […]

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After running through Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Fight Night 90 earlier this month (July 7, 2016), newly minted lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is now waiting to see who will stand across the Octagon from him in his first title defense. Many have speculated that the challenger will be oft-injured longtime No. 1-ranked Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov, an undefeated Dagestani-born wrestler. Alvarez, however, doesn’t feel as if Nurmagomedov deserves the shot.

Speaking at a recent Q&A session, “The Silent Assassin” said that he fought the division’s best on his way to the top, implying that Nurmagomedov has not. “The Eagle” has only fought once over the past two years, scoring a dominant victory over unranked UFC newcomer Darrell Horcher last April. In fairness, Nurmagomedov was scheduled to face surging contender Tony Ferguson, but Ferguson was forced to withdraw with an injury.

Check out what Alvarez said below:

“Look, when I came here to the UFC I fought every top guy, everyone from top ten to who was in front of me,” Alvarez said. “I didn’t fight number thirty or number twenty-five, number forty or number fifty and then say I want a title shot. I said I want to fight that guy because he’s the best, that guy because he’s better, that guy he’s better than him and then I said I want to fight the champ.”

“That’s what I did to get my title shot and that’s what you do when you want to fight the best guys in front of you,” he said. “You don’t just rack up a great record fight thirty, forty and fifty and then say I want a title shot.”

Continuing on, the champion took a serious shot at “The Eagle”, also saying that he’d like to fight reigning featherweight champion Conor McGregor next:

“Look, I fight the best, he fights the rest. That’s how it goes. Tony [Ferguson] is calling me out, Khabib is calling me out – when you win the belt, everyone just calls you out. I got my own agenda, I’m just trying to get this fight [with McGregor].”

It’s interesting to analyze this statement as Alvarez may actually be contradicting himself given the fact that McGregor has yet to compete at lightweight in the UFC and is currently unranked in the division. It does, however, make sense why Alvarez would want a crack at the “Notorious” one and that would of course be due to the financial gains a fight with McGregor brings in.

Who would you like to see Alvarez face next?

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