Eddie Alvarez Warns Conor McGregor ‘You Ain’t Got A Shot’

The UFC 205 press conference kicked off earlier today (September 27, 2016), and as many expected it contained a heated back-and-forth battle between Conor McGregor and UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez.

McGregor started off by stating that he had agreed to step into the Octagon with Alvarez 10-days or so ago, but it was Alvarez who had the issue getting pen to paper on the bout.

Alvarez stated that the only reason he was going to negotiate the financials of the contract, was because he believes McGregor will be an easy payday for him:

“I was okay with the money, I was gonna negotiate the money, because this guy’s easy money.”

 

McGregor claims that he has been beating Alvarez’s style of fighting for quite some time, with his match against Chad Mendes at UFC 189 being a prime example for that notion. The Irishman claims that the 155-pound champ is nothing more than ‘stuffy wrestler with an overhand’:

“I’ve been whoopin’ that style a long, long time. He’s a stocky, stuffy wrestler with an overhand, that’s it. So, I’ve been beatin’ these guys up.”

This set the lightweight champion off, who would then pick up the mic and claim that deep down ‘The Notorious One’ knows that he doesn’t have a shot at winning come fight night in New York City, and that even the Irishman’s own coach is having doubts about his fighter’s ability to pick up the win:

“Tell him the truth. You ain’t got a f*****’ shot. Tell him the truth. You ain’t got a shot. Your coach knows you ain’t got a shot, and anybody who knows anything about fighting knows you ain’t got a f*****’ shot. You ain’t got a shot. You’re here because you’re the easiest division; that’s why you’re here. Take them stupid-ass glasses off.”

If McGregor is indeed able to emerge victorious in front of the Madison Square Garden crowd, he will be the first fighter in UFC history to hold two titles in different weight classes simultaneously, as McGregor became the featherweight champion back in December when he downed Jose Aldo in 13-seconds in the main event of UFC 194.

It’s a tall task at hand for the 145-pound title-holder, however, as Alvarez is one of the most talented and experienced lightweights to have ever stepped inside the UFC’s Octagon.

Alvarez and McGregor will meet in the main event of UFC 205 live on pay-per-view (PPV), from the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City on November 12, 2016.

You can check out the full UFC 205 press conference here: