{"id":343488,"date":"2020-03-06T20:38:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T04:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=343488"},"modified":"2020-03-06T20:38:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T04:38:28","slug":"eddie-alvarez-believes-hes-one-of-the-only-guys-who-can-beat-khabib-nurmagomedov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/eddie-alvarez-believes-hes-one-of-the-only-guys-who-can-beat-khabib-nurmagomedov\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Alvarez believes he’s one of the only guys who can beat Khabib Nurmagomedov"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eddie Alvarez believes he is the man that could defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n

Nurmagomedov is currently 28-0 and set to defend his lightweight belt against Tony Ferguson at UFC 249<\/a>. To many, they believe \u201cEl Cucuy\u201d presents the biggest challenge<\/a> for the Dagestani champion.<\/p>\n

Yet, for Alvarez, he believes Nurmagomedov should have no problem getting past Ferguson.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Khabib will be just too strong for Tony, I don\u2019t think Tony\u2019s a strong guy. I think it was when Kevin Lee fought Tony. He might\u2019ve got his back and he was getting positions on him that were very dominant positions,\u201d Alvarez said to LowKick MMA<\/a>. \u201cI just think Tony makes too many mistakes. He makes too many mistakes and gets away with it pretty often. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to be able to get away with them facing Khabib. Khabib is too strong and too big for a guy like Tony. You need a smaller, stocky, strong wrestler to be able to compete and against Khabib. I don\u2019t think a long lanky guy who is jujitsu based is the guy. I don\u2019t think Tony is the style to beat Khabib.\u201d<\/p>\n

For who would be the person to beat Nurmagomedov, Eddie Alvarez thinks he would do it. He is the former UFC lightweight champion and he thinks his ability to wrestle and adapt in the scrap would be the difference-maker.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think my style is difficult for Khabib to deal with. Not my regular style that I go out fighting, where I\u2019m getting in people\u2019s face and try to put on a war. I have the ability to adjust. I can fight multiple styles because I fought for such a long time, Eddie Alvarez explained. \u201cI\u2019m probably one of the only guys who is able to implement a style and beat Khabib. I don\u2019t think a lot of guys have the resources and the tools to even implement the right style to beat Khabib. I think I have the right resources and the right tools to do that. And a lot of guys don\u2019t. I don\u2019t think Tony does. I don\u2019t think a lot of guys in the division do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you agree with Eddie Alvarez that he would be the one to beat Khabib Nurmagomdov? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 3\/6\/2020<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eddie Alvarez believes he is the man that could defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov is currently 28-0 and set to defend his lightweight belt against Tony Ferguson at UFC 249. To many, they believe \u201cEl Cucuy\u201d presents the biggest challenge for the Dagestani champion. 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