{"id":274388,"date":"2018-04-10T05:57:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T12:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=274388"},"modified":"2018-04-11T12:36:54","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T19:36:54","slug":"eddie-alvarez-argues-he-is-khabib-nurmagomedovs-kryptonite-everyone-knows-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/eddie-alvarez\/eddie-alvarez-argues-he-is-khabib-nurmagomedovs-kryptonite-everyone-knows-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Alvarez argues he is Khabib Nurmagomedov’s kryptonite: “Everyone knows it”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last weekend, in the main event of UFC 223, Khabib Nurmagomedov captured the UFC lightweight title with a decision win over last-minute replacement opponent Al Iaquinta. While Nurmagomedov’s title win, which moved him to an insane 26-0 overall, wasn’t entirely flawless, it did strengthen his reputation as a seemingly unbeatable fighter.<\/p>\n

While many fight fans are becoming increasingly doubtful that Nurmagomedov can be stopped, former UFC lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez isn’t buying it. In fact, he believes he’s the man to beat Khabib\u2014and he thinks we all know it too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am Khabib\u2019s Kryptonite,\u201d the former champ told Justin Golightly<\/a> in a Sunday Instagram<\/a> Live Q&A (transcribed by\u00a0MMAFighting<\/a>).\u00a0\u201cYou all know it. It\u2019s the elephant in the room. I\u2019m the guy in the lightweight division, the only guy, that can beat Khabib. Everyone knows it. He can run to Georges [St-Pierre]<\/a> or run to Conor [McGregor]<\/a> or run to whoever, I\u2019m the guy. I\u2019m the guy to put that \u20181\u2019 in that loss column.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alvarez assured that he has renewed focus to work his way back to a lightweight title shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will be gunning for the lightweight championship belt,\u201d he said. \u201cKhabib\u2019s gonna take some time off, I believe, for prayer and reflection. I don\u2019t know where that leaves me but I\u2019m gonna sit down with the UFC and let them know, I\u2019m the guy to dethrone this man, I\u2019m the guy to give him his loss. I beat champions, that\u2019s what I thrive on. I love belts. I love collecting them. I love beating champions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKhabib is king – temporarily,\u201d said Alvarez. \u201cEverything is temporary. . . Let \u2018The Underground King\u2019 do it one more time and get that belt back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you share Eddie Alvarez’s confidence that he’s the man to hand Khabib Nurmagomedov his first loss? Join the conversation in the comments section.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 4\/10\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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