Alvarez warns Poirier: 'I'm going to knee him in the face, but standing up'

E. Alvarez (photo) wants to win to be the next title challenger and regain the lightweight belt. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ealvarezfight

The first confrontation between Eddie Alvarez and Dustin poirier It was during UFC 211, in May last year and ended with a 'No Contest' after the former champion landed an illegal knee, when the opponent had four supports on the ground. This Saturday (28), athletes return to the Octagon at UFC UFC Calgary, in Canada. In an interview with the website “Combate.com”, 'The Underground King' promised that he will carry out the coup again, but within the rules.

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“This time I'm going to knee him in the face, but standing up, for sure. I felt like I was on the way to winning, but I recognize that I got the knee, I was to blame. I think the fight should have continued, he was conscious enough, with a clear head, for the fight to continue. He tried to game the system a little to get the money for the win and it didn't work. We now have the chance to do it again,” said Alvarez.

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Alvarez believes that the winner of the fight deserves to be the next challenger for the lightweight belt he currently holds. Khabib Nurmagomedov. Even so, he admits that Conor McGregor can get ahead and ruin plans in the division.

“There is no doubt, the winner of our fight has to be the next person to fight for the title. To bring some legitimacy to this division, and to clear things up, I think I would have to be the winner of my fight with Dustin. No one else is facing top fighters or the most dangerous guys in the division, just us. But I think McGregor will come back”, explained Eddie.

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Eddie Alvarez's contract with Ultimate is coming to an end, his fight against Poirier is the last under the current agreement. The former champion is already talking to the organization about renewing his contract. “I spoke to the UFC and we are still talking, there is no problem, we just haven't reached an agreement. They have what they think is fair, I have what I think is fair. Eventually we will reach an agreement, but now it's time to fight. We are disagreeing, but we will reach a positive agreement,” he said.

UFC Calgary will be this Saturday at 16:45 pm (Brasília time). The main card will start at 21pm. The ceremonial weigh-in will take place on Friday at 20:50 pm.

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