Eddie Alvarez Wants A Big Fight After KO of Justin Gaethje

In an interview with 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia (via MMA Junkie), Eddie Alvarez says he wants a “mega fight” after his recent KO victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 218. Here are highlights:

On how many fights he has left in his contract: “I actually have one fight left with the UFC. I’ve finished all my fights, and I have one fight left in my contract. It’s time to sit down with the boss man and talk about long-term, talk about how we’re going to do this thing and what big, mega-fight we can have coming up.”

On being the most violent man in the UFC: “I’m the most violent man in the UFC. They can take the No. 1, 2 and 3 (ranking). I’ll just take that title, and I’ll keep it. I’ve been crowned. … We went in to make a point. My performances in the UFC, I’ve been trying to win. Win, win, win. I’ve been so focused on winning that the performance itself wasn’t showing my true colors. We went in here with just the idea of, ‘Just be as violent as we can.’ The byproduct of that would be a win.”

On his fight with Gaethje: “He was (out after the knee). I put my hands up in the air immediately. I did not want to hit him anymore after that. I felt it; he felt it. The ref, I’m not going to say he was late, but I didn’t want to hit him anymore. I felt it clean. That’s a guy – he’s like I am. You give him a split-second, and he’s back in the fight, and you have to fight him all over again.”