{"id":226652,"date":"2017-03-07T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T19:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=226652"},"modified":"2017-04-14T14:05:32","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T21:05:32","slug":"michael-chiesa-eddie-alvarez-dont-want-none","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-chiesa\/michael-chiesa-eddie-alvarez-dont-want-none\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Chiesa to Eddie Alvarez: “You don’t want none”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having been knocked out by Conor McGregor<\/a> in November, Eddie Alvarez is no longer the UFC lightweight champion. That said, he still seems to have a target on his back, as he’s been called out by several top lightweights over the last few weeks.<\/p>\n

One of these lightweights has been Dustin Poirier, who recently defeated Jim Miller in a three-round thriller. Another is The Ultimate Fighter winner and number-eight ranked lightweight Michael Chiesa.<\/p>\n

Chiesa made his first calls for a bout with Alvarez during a Q&A in the buildup to UFC Halifax<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cEddie [Alvarez] lost the title to Conor, but I think it\u2019s a fight that makes sense,\u201d Chiesa said. \u201cEddie\u2019s a tough guy [and a] former champion in other promotions, but he\u2019s had his time and now I think it\u2019s mine.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“If he\u2019s man enough to step up to the challenge there\u2019s a big bearded guy in the Pacific Northwest waiting to get in a fifteen-minute fist fight with him so let\u2019s see if he takes the bait,” he continued.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unfortunately, Alvarez has not taken the bait. On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Alvarez explained that,\u00a0while he’s interested in a fight with Nate Diaz<\/a>, fights with lightweights like Poirier and Chiesa don’t really interest him. Despite this claim from Alvarez, Chiesa hasn’t given up, and recently took to Twitter with another attempt to chum the water for the former champ.<\/p>\n

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@Ealvarezfight<\/a> I won the hardest season of TUF, ranked #8 at LW. I'll find a new opponent for May 13th since you don't want none.<\/p>\n

— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) March 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n