Alvarez: McGregor is not getting the ‘big boy’ belt

UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez spoke at the UFC 205 news conference in New York on Tuesday, and predicted how and why he will defeat featherweight champion Conor McGregor when Notorious challenges him for his belt on November 12

This guy’s got eight minutes of fight in him, that’s it, said Alvarez, as transcribed by Mike Bohn for MMAjunkie. He quits after eight minutes every fight. He’s not a championship fighter, he’s never been. And he’s never, ever fought anyone in the UFC like me. Ever.

When I mention fighter you guys are thinking about technique; I’m not thinking about technique. When I mention fighter, I’m talking about how you deal with adversity, how you deal with bad situations. He deals terribly with bad situations and doesn’t come back.

Mcgregor pronounced that Alvarez was “blessed” with the fight, and predicted a first round KO.

You ain’t got a shot, said Alvarez. You’ll be belt-less Nov. 12. You’ll be belt-less. Not at 145, not at 155. You’ll have to give up the little boy belt and you’re not getting the big boy belt.

Come Nov. 12, you guys will see. There is no Santa Claus.