At this point we know a couple of things.
Alvarez is not willing to fight Khabib.
UFC is not willing to pay Alvarez a lot of money to fight McGregor.
UFC 205 still has no main event.
The lw belt needs to be defended at some point.
If Alvarez refuses to sign UFC 206 contract, I feel like the UFC will indeed strip him of the belt. And it will be Khabib vs Barboza.
No one wants to see that happen to Alvarez. Someone please inform his manager to accept the Khabib fight.
This thread won't go well for you Op.
However, if Woodley was refusing to sign the Wonderboy agreement with hopes of fighting a LW, the UG would want him stripped.
If Jones were champ and refusing to fight the number 1 contender while holding out for Bisping, the UG would call for him to be stripped.
If you're a fighter that's well liked, you can duck hard competition and it's ok. The UG will find ways to justify it.
You guys are going to feel like complete fags when Eddie runs through khabib 
Ahlulbayt786 -Are you Muslim?At this point we know a couple of things.
Alvarez is not willing to fight Khabib.
UFC is not willing to pay Alvarez a lot of money to fight McGregor.
UFC 205 still has no main event.
The lw belt needs to be defended at some point.
If Alvarez refuses to sign UFC 206 contract, I feel like the UFC will indeed strip him of the belt. And it will be Khabib vs Barboza.
No one wants to see that happen to Alvarez. Someone please inform his manager to accept the Khabib fight.
cg51mma - You guys are going to feel like complete fags when Eddie runs through khabib
*. See either winning
Why Barboza over Ferguson?
The disdain and callousness some fans have for fighters is appalling.
Alvarez won it in July. He has until next July to defend it. The UFC wants it sooner, against an opponent of their choosing at a date and time if their choosing? Cool. Then, pay the champ.
Elias Cepeda - The disdain and callousness some fans have for fighters is appalling.
Alvarez won it in July. He has until next July to defend it. The UFC wants it sooner, against an opponent of their choosing at a date and time if their choosing? Cool. Then, pay the champ.
All this talk of stripping champs of the belt is ridiculous.
Hahahhaah
It's crazy how much McGregor has changed the game. Before him shit like this was pretty rare. Not saying fighters didn't duck but champions rarely did. Now it seems as soon as someone gets a belt they went to choose who they fight and what they get paid all cause McGregor did it first. It's good for fighters getting paid but bad for the fan's in terms of getting the fights we wanna see
BJJftl -It's crazy how much McGregor has changed the game. Before him shit like this was pretty rare. Not saying fighters didn't duck but champions rarely did. Now it seems as soon as someone gets a belt they went to choose who they fight and what they get paid all cause McGregor did it first. It's good for fighters getting paid but bad for the fan's in terms of getting the fights we wanna see
FrontBroRian - This thread won't go well for you Op.
However, if Woodley was refusing to sign the Wonderboy agreement with hopes of fighting a LW, the UG would want him stripped.
If Jones were champ and refusing to fight the number 1 contender while holding out for Bisping, the UG would call for him to be stripped.
If you're a fighter that's well liked, you can duck hard competition and it's ok. The UG will find ways to justify it.
What are you talking about.
Khabib is the number 1. ranked lightweight in the world. What precedent do you think it sets for future champs to tell the ufc to f off because they want an easier fight, or a "money" fight? It only hurts the sport and fans in the long term. People want to see the belts defended by their respective champions in their respective weigth classes.
FrontBroRian -BJJftl -It's crazy how much McGregor has changed the game. Before him shit like this was pretty rare. Not saying fighters didn't duck but champions rarely did. Now it seems as soon as someone gets a belt they went to choose who they fight and what they get paid all cause McGregor did it first. It's good for fighters getting paid but bad for the fan's in terms of getting the fights we wanna see
I agree but the problem is that Eddie doesn't really have any leverage. He's not Conor, he's not well known at all, and he'll get stripped if he keeps refusing fights.
Can anyone think of a time another champ refused to sign a bout agreement while trying to choose a different opponent? I am drawing a blank throughout the history of the UFC.
This.
Who is Eddie Alvarez to tell the ufc what he wants to do? He hasn't earned that status in the ufc. He is no Jon Jones. No Anderson Silva. He is no BJ Penn.
Those guys actually fought any fight the ufc offered them. They weren't looking for "money" fights, money fights found them as they continued to work hard in their career.
i'm fine with them stripping alvarez as long as they strip khabib's unearned #1 ranking
evh - i'm fine with them stripping alvarez as long as they strip khabib's unearned #1 ranking
You're a fuckin cunt OP...... Now we even.
Solidis -You're a fuckin cunt OP...... Now we even.
Fair enough.
Now go suck on Alvarez's balls.
Ahlulbayt786 -Solidis -You're a fuckin cunt OP...... Now we even.
Fair enough.
Now go suck on Alvarez's balls.