Alvarez: Melendez will shoot

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                    <p>After five years of plans and trash talk, across three MMA promotions, former Bellator lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez and former Strikeforce lightweight champ Gil Melendez will fight at UFC 188 on Saturday.</p>

Alvarez spoke with Brad Popkin about the fight, and the training leading up to it.

BP: Do you anticipate a stand-up war in this fight?

EA: No, he's going to shoot first. He's absolutely going to shoot first. I hit a lot harder than this guy. There's not a doubt in my mind that he'd be willing to exchange. Do I think that's an intelligent thing for him to do? No. I think he'll be willing to exchange, but he'll shoot. Once he feels my power and once I hit him and catch him, he'll shoot. I'm going to get him out of there. He's been talking enough. He's been saying enough things. I can't leave it to the judges. I'm in Mexico, fighting a Mexican. It's not really an option for me to let this fight go 15 minutes.

BP: What does beating Gilbert mean to you and is this fight more important than when you avenged your loss to Michael Chandler?

EA: For Gilbert, this is my most important fight. This is why I joined the UFC, to get my hands on this guy. I have no aspirations. The title is great, but big superfights are more important to me at this point in my career. I've had titles and I'll have the UFC belt. It'll eventually come, but I aspire more to fight in big fights that people want to see than I aspire to have a belt or be a champion.

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Can't wait for this fight. Phone Post 3.0

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Gil won't need to shoot, he'll box Eddie's ears off. Phone Post 3.0

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Regardless of whether Gil shoots, I'll still skeet during this fight. Phone Post 3.0

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I think gil will make quick work of eddie, unfortunately Phone Post 3.0

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Rooting for Alvarez to win and i mean the American rooting Phone Post 3.0

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GotDrunkChangedSn - I think gil will make quick work of eddie, unfortunately Phone Post 3.0
You're in for a surprise son.

War Eddie Phone Post 3.0

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GotDrunkChangedSn - I think gil will make quick work of eddie, unfortunately Phone Post 3.0

Cerrone (the guy who makes quick work of most everyone he fights) couldn't do that, what makes you think Gil can?

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I agree with Eddie. Melendez needs a win, will try to wrassle his way to victory. If not we will witness FOTY. Phone Post 3.0

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I like Eddie but I think Melendez wins and it's not even close Phone Post 3.0

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Eddie takes it Phone Post 3.0

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larry birds quick wit - Gil won't need to shoot, he'll box Eddie's ears off. Phone Post 3.0
Ehhh pure boxing Eddie takes him. This ain't pure boxing tho Phone Post 3.0

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Nah.

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I think Alvarez has this fight figured out. In my opinion, If Melendez stands with Alvarez, he'll easily be picked apart, and if he brawls like he did with Sanchez, he'll be destroyed. I think Melendez knows that, so I expect him to resort to point fighting, as he often does.

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Ahh I see, kinda how cerrone had eddie shooting for sloppy takedowns. Phone Post 3.0

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I don't get this stigma that wrestling is cowardly.

"I expect him to use what he is strong at, and exploit what I am weak at."

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JohnnyChrist - I don't get this stigma that wrestling is cowardly.

"I expect him to use what he is strong at, and exploit what I am weak at."
Wrestling by itself is cowardly

When coupled with sub attempts, slams or MEANINGFUL GnP then its not

These 3 things are risky. A "fighter" who takes 0 risks might as well not even try fighting Phone Post 3.0

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Sickinnahead -
GotDrunkChangedSn - I think gil will make quick work of eddie, unfortunately Phone Post 3.0
First round Phone Post 3.0
15ers gonna 15 Phone Post 3.0

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Sickinnahead -
IronWill -
Sickinnahead -
GotDrunkChangedSn - I think gil will make quick work of eddie, unfortunately Phone Post 3.0
First round Phone Post 3.0
15ers gonna 15 Phone Post 3.0
You ever get that security cam video of you beating up 3 guys that you made a whole thread about pussy?



Didn't think so.. Phone Post 3.0
Yes. It's posted on the thread you fucking retard. You would never call me pussy to my face you fucking pussy. Phone Post 3.0

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kingkoopa - 
JohnnyChrist - I don't get this stigma that wrestling is cowardly.

"I expect him to use what he is strong at, and exploit what I am weak at."
Wrestling by itself is cowardly

When coupled with sub attempts, slams or MEANINGFUL GnP then its not

These 3 things are risky. A "fighter" who takes 0 risks might as well not even try fighting Phone Post 3.0

Wrestling by itself is a strategic means of gaining a good position to do damage from. It makes me cringe when we consider anything that anyone does when they go into a cage to fight someone in front of thousands of people where they could get seriously hurt 'cowardly'. I mean, except for maybe what Kaleb Starnes did etc.