{"id":206028,"date":"2016-10-03T12:21:14","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T19:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=206028"},"modified":"2016-10-03T12:21:14","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T19:21:14","slug":"eddie-alvarez-says-hell-make-millions-ufc-205-bout-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/eddie-alvarez\/eddie-alvarez-says-hell-make-millions-ufc-205-bout-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Alvarez Says He’ll Make ‘Millions’ for UFC 205 Bout with Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, at the official press conference of UFC 205<\/a>, Conor McGregor<\/a> threw plenty of shade Eddie Alvarez’s way, and much of that shade concerned the amount of money Alvarez would earn for their main event showdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s very lucky to be in the position he\u2019s in,\u201d McGregor said of Alvarez’s pay for the bout. \u201cHe understands that. That\u2019s why he took this fight on the money he was on the last fight. That says it all.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“He\u2019s just another broke bum trying to sell some sh*t,\u201d McGregor continued. \u201cHe\u2019s broke and he\u2019s desperate and he\u2019s trying to make it, \u2018McGregor\u2019s this, McGregor\u2019s that.\u2019 We\u2019ve heard it all before. He\u2019s just another broke bum that can\u2019t afford to pay his bills. That\u2019s all it is.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"ufc<\/a><\/p>\n

On Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour<\/a>, Alvarez addressed McGregor’s claims about his pay, explaining why he took the deal he did, and roughly how much he’d earn through this deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy with the money I\u2019m ready to make,” Alvarez said on the show. “I think you have to be able to earn the right to draw a line in the sand and be able to say \u2018this is what I want,\u2019 and I think fighters need to be prepared to walk if that\u2019s the case. And I don\u2019t think was one I was prepared to walk away from. I think it\u2019s too sweet. It\u2019s too good of a style match up. The opponent, the money\u2019s good, everything about the fight is good. It wasn\u2019t one I was willing to walk away from at this time. I wasn\u2019t gonna sit there and nickel and dime the UFC about negotiating the deal. The deal was good. I\u2019m fine by it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, just how much does Alvarez expect to bring in as a result of this deal?<\/p>\n

\u201cMillions,” Alvarez told Helwani. “Don\u2019t be so worried. It\u2019s my money anyway, you can\u2019t have any of it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Safe to say that Eddie Alvarez will not be going hungry after UFC 205<\/a>. Considering the money Conor McGregor’s last opponent made<\/a>, that’s not especially shocking.<\/p>\n

Are you surprised by the scale of Eddie Alvarez’s looming payday? Sound off in the comments, PENN nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week, at the official press conference of UFC 205, Conor McGregor threw plenty of shade Eddie Alvarez’s way, and much of that shade concerned the amount of money Alvarez would earn for their main event showdown. \u201cHe\u2019s very lucky to be in the position he\u2019s in,\u201d McGregor said of Alvarez’s pay for the bout. 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