{"id":198312,"date":"2016-07-08T08:50:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T15:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=198312"},"modified":"2016-07-08T08:50:19","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T15:50:19","slug":"eddie-alvarez-begs-dana-white-for-easier-fight-following-title-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/eddie-alvarez\/eddie-alvarez-begs-dana-white-for-easier-fight-following-title-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Alvarez begs Dana White for &#8220;easier fight&#8221; following title win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eddie Alvarez <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/eddie-alvarez\/eddie-alvarez-stops-rafael-dos-anjos-wins-lightweight-championship\/\">has been the lightweight champion<\/a> for less than 24 hours, however he is already looking ahead to his next fight.  While the lightweight division is currently stacked with contenders such as <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-full-fight-highlights-cerrone-batters-alvarez-picks-up-decision\/\">Donald Cerrone, who holds a win over Alvarez<\/a>, Tony Ferguson, and Khabib Nurmagomedov to name just a few, Alvarez wants to fight Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n<p>During the post-fight press conference he spoke about the situation:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;For me, I think, by far, the best lightweight in this division is Rafael dos Anjos. I had the better night tonight, for sure, but this could go either way. There are great competitors and there&#8217;s a real small margin for error. If you mess up once, it could have been me on the other end of that punch. To be able to come out with a win over him and before him was (Anthony) Pettis, before him was Gilbert (Melendez). These are the best guys in the division. I&#8217;m not taking on top 15 guys. I would ask Dana White please to give me an easier fight like Conor McGregor. I deserve that. I&#8217;ve been fighting the best guys. I would like a gimme fight. So, Conor? I more than welcome that.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>McGregor is currently slated to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/nate-diaz-vs-conor-mcgregor-2-official-for-ufc-202\/\">fight Nate Diaz at UFC 202<\/a> on August 20th. In addition, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar are set to clash at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-updated-ufc-200-promo-with-brock-lesnar-mark-hunt\/\">UFC 200<\/a> for the interim featherweight championship, with McGregor expected to face the winner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eddie Alvarez has been the lightweight champion for less than 24 hours, however he is already looking ahead to his next fight. 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