The Battle For Las Vegas is about with Canelo Alvarez on one facet in opposition to the mixed forces of UFC, Conor McGregor, and Saudi Arabia on the opposite.
The ultimate showdown happens September 14th on Mexican Independence Day weekend, the place Alvarez goes face to face in opposition to the UFC. Canelo vs. Berlanga takes place within the T-Cellular Enviornment. UFC 306: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili (aka Riyadh Season Noche UFC) happens down the road on the extraordinarily costly however spectacular Sphere.
You may count on plenty of skirmishes within the 5 weeks remaining earlier than the reveals happen. Already we’ve Conor McGregor declaring UFC will ‘run Canelo off the strip’ and Riyadh Season promoter Turki Alalshikh attempting to tarnish Alvarez’s popularity.
“I solely goal huge fights at truthful costs, so in fact anybody who likes straightforward fights received’t like that,” Alalshikh tweeted on Wednesday. “And I understand how [Alvarez] feels after dropping to Bivol, so he’s been on the lookout for simpler fights ever since. Additionally, I’m not the one who’s afraid of combating Benavidez or Crawford.”
“Due to this fact, I knew he was losing our time and making excuses with huge quantities of cash that may’t be paid. So I’m persevering with my strategy to make huge fights that serve the boxing world, and he’s on his strategy to making straightforward show-only fights.”
Canelo, who had initially mentioned his refusal to fulfill with Alalshikh had extra to do with specializing in the upcoming Berlanga battle than anything, responded to Turki’s message with laughing emojis. As for Conor McGregor’s feedback?
“What’s taking place is that he’s serving to Dana White to promote for the UFC,” Alvarez mentioned at a current presser. “That’s why he’s saying that. However he is aware of he’s my son.”
