Filed under: News , UFC DALLAS – Eddie Alvarez considers himself off the hook. The former UFC lightweight champ claims he’s not interested in pushing for an immediate chance to win back the title taken by current kingpin Conor McGregor, even though pinning down the Irish champ is a tough ask for anyone at this point. Alvarez said others can go the route of chasing. “There are no external forces, or someone saying, ‘You’ve gotta do this, or you’ve gotta do that,’” Alvarez (28-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC), who meets Dustin Poirier (21-5 MMA, 13-4 UFC) at UFC 211, told MMAjunkie. “I’ve just got to do whatever the (expletive) I want to do.
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No external forces pushing ex-UFC champ Eddie Alvarez in advance of UFC 211 – MMA Junkie