“That wasn\u2019t the secret I was talking about,” Alvarez told Helwani. “The secret I was talking about is just taking the guy down, dumping him on his head, and then submitting him.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nHe continued:<\/p>\n
“Nate has a reach, and I think everybody was so up on Conor, and Nate just has this, he has a weirdly long, long reach, and it\u2019s difficult to deal with,” Alvarez said. “Unless you have guys in front of you who are 6\u2019, 6\u20192″ boxers throwing punches at you, it\u2019s hard to prepare in that way. He\u2019s sort of an awkward opponent to deal with, and you need the right guys in front of you to deal with that. Conor just couldn\u2019t adjust.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nAlvarez, who has been in to the ‘championship rounds’ three times during his MMA career, doesn’t believe that McGregor has the stamina to go five rounds hard:<\/p>\n
“And to be honest with you, Conor\u2019s a one-or-two-round fighter,” Alvarez said. “He\u2019s not a championship fighter, you know what I mean? He\u2019s a one-or-two-round guy. He\u2019ll be a lifer, I think, in three-rounders. If he ever decides to do five-rounders or go past to five, I think most of his fights are going to look like that. He\u2019s going to take a dump.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nDo you agree with the statements made by Eddie Alvarez on Conor McGregor? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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