Alvarez over ‘bad night in November’ has plan to take over division
Eddie Alvarez: “We formulated a plan to come back to take over the division that I believe is mine.”
Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez appeared recently on Brian Stann’s Sirius XM Rush show Toe-2-Toe and said after a bad night vs. Conor McGregor, he is ready again to take over the division.
I had a bad night in November, and no problem,” said Alvarez as transcribed by Jed Meshew for MMA Fighting. “I got back on the horse about six weeks ago, met back up with my coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, Mark Henry and everybody, and we formulated a plan to come back to take over the division that I believe is mine… It was a small chapter in my full book that will be my career. It was a disastrous chapter but now we get to write some new good ones.
I made a lot of money and I won a lot of world titles. I really feel that right now is the time in my career to dig deep because in the past it was very simple to pinpoint a reason why: my children. I needed to do something for the people that are looking up to me. So I found the last couple of months I needed to dig deep to find even more of a ‘why’ to move forward, although I’ve accomplished what I’ve accomplished. I’ve done that and I’m excited. I’m rejuvenated about the opportunity to get back into the cage and show what I’m made of.
That opportunity will be vs. Dustin Poirier at UFC 211, which is shaping up as the best card of the year so far, by far.
He made a lot of noise with the Jim Miller fight,” said The King of the Underground. “He’s been putting on some great shows so I’m excited to get back in the cage with someone like that, someone of his style. I need a good fight like that in me. I have one in me right now, so I’m excited.