{"id":201865,"date":"2016-08-23T08:07:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T15:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=201865"},"modified":"2016-08-23T08:07:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T15:07:28","slug":"eddie-alvarez-rips-conor-mcgregor-hes-not-championship-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/eddie-alvarez\/eddie-alvarez-rips-conor-mcgregor-hes-not-championship-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Alvarez rips Conor McGregor: He’s not a championship fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Conor McGregor’s performance in the main event of UFC 202, during his fight with Nate Diaz<\/a>, may have won over a lot of MMA fans, UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez was not impressed.<\/p>\n

McGregor, who gassed early in the fight, but was able to catch a second wind, was ultimately awarded a majority decision after two of the three judges cageside scored the fight 48-47.<\/a><\/p>\n

During the Anik and Florian podcast<\/a>, Eddie Alvarez even went as far as to say that Conor McGregor isn’t a championship fighter:<\/p>\n

“Honestly, the first round it all looked good but I’ve said it a million times, he’s just not a championship fighter. Not a five, 5-minute round fighter. Never has been, never will be. Some guys can have the chops for it and some guys don’t. I’ve said it from the beginning, I looked at him as a three, 5-minute round fighter and that’s where he’ll be, that’s where he should stay. I think he’s good. I think anything past 8-9 minutes it just starts to look sloppy and looks a little messy.”<\/p>\n

“I’ve fought the best guys in the world…I look up to a lot of the guys I fight. I see them as some of the best guys. I try to challenge myself against them. But when I beat a legit guy who I feel has taken his time in this sport and is a real fighter and then I get done with the fight and I get asked about this Irish dude it’s really kind of disappointing to me…because the guys I’ve fought were way higher caliber than this guy.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While Conor McGregor’s performance in the main event of UFC 202, during his fight with Nate Diaz, may have won over a lot of MMA fans, UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez was not impressed. 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