{"id":249220,"date":"2017-09-13T12:37:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T19:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=249220"},"modified":"2017-09-13T12:37:42","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T19:37:42","slug":"eddie-alvarez-kevin-lee-fc-216-interim-lightweight-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/eddie-alvarez\/eddie-alvarez-kevin-lee-fc-216-interim-lightweight-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Alvarez Thinks UFC 216’s Interim Lightweight Title Fight is ‘Very Odd’"},"content":{"rendered":"

After losing the belt from Conor McGregor’s sniper left hand and an unfortunate no contest with Dustin Poirier, Eddie Alvarez is on his journey back to the UFC lightweight title. He’s coaching the 26th season of The Ultimate Fighter opposite Justin Gaethje. If he’s able to derail Gaethje’s hype train, Alvarez (#3) could be next in line for a title shot. That is, if Kevin Lee and Tony Ferguson weren’t fighting for the interim lightweight strap. Recently on the Talking Brawls<\/a> podcast, Eddie Alvarez weighed-in on the match-up.<\/p>\n

“Who are [Kevin Lee and Tony Ferguson]? Who are they? I don’t even know what that fight is. I don’t know what happened there. Out of nowhere, they made an interim belt and had Lee fight Ferguson. This is very odd for me what went on there. I’m surprised at that one, not all the matchmaking, just that in particular one. It seems like I did [The Ultimate Fighter 26], like alright, I’m going to do the show, I’m going to fight Justin [Gaethje] and work my way back to a number one contender and stuff like that.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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.@Ealvarezfight<\/a> also weighed-in on @TonyFergusonXT<\/a> & @MoTownPhenom<\/a>'s interim title fight. <\/p>\n

More: https:\/\/t.co\/N8bVP2Dolz<\/a> @talkingbrawls<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0cs5CyL8VT<\/a><\/p>\n

— Niall McGrath (@niallmcgrath4) September 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n