Eddie Alvarez: Conor McGregor Quits After Eight Minutes of Fighting

At Tuesday’s press conference to kick off the marketing blitz for the monumental UFC 205 in November, reigning lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez was often amused with the loquacious and polarizing Conor McGregor.The two will meet in the main event of what will be the first-ever UFC event held in New York City at the legendary Madison Square Garden. McGregor was his usual blustery self on the dais, barking trash talk and hurling insults toward Alvarez. Usually one to get under his foe’s skin, Alvarez mostly laughed off what “Notorious” yelled, though he took some jabs at the Irishman before the presser concluded. McGregor targeted Alvarez’s contract and criticized the lightweight champion for accepting what will be the biggest fight of his life without having the ability to renegotiate his contract with the UFC. Alvarez seemed unfazed. “I was OK with …

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