Newly crowned lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez wants “gimme fight” with Conor McGregor

Eddie Alvarez is keen on adding a red panty night to his resume.

The Philadelphia lightweight claimed UFC gold on Thursday night by stopping former champion Rafael dos Anjos in the first round of the UFC Fight Night 90 main event. After the frantic encounter, Alvarez addressed the media where he was inevitably asked about a potential champion vs. champion bout with Conor McGregor. And Alvarez insisted that he could do with a break from top competition so would gladly accept a fight with 'The Notorious.' He said: "This guy to the right of me (dos Anjos) is the best in the division, so to come out with a win over him, and before him was (Anthony) Pettis and before him was Gilbert (Melendez). "These are the best guys in the division. I'm not taking on top-15 (fighters) so I would ask Dana White to give me an easier fight like Conor McGregor. I deserve that! "I've been fighting the best guys so I would like a gimme fight. I'd more than welcome that." McGregor was scheduled to attempt to better the feats of BJ Penn and Randy Couture when he was given the chance to hold the UFC's lightweight and featherweight titles simultaneously. He was matched up with dos Anjos at UFC 196 but the Brazilian fell out with an injury and the bout never took place which, according to Alvarez, is a good thing for the Irishman. Alvarez continued: "There's a lot of guys in the UFC who are good at one thing and they get matched up stylistically well and they make their way to the top without ever going against the true best guys like Rafael dos Anjos. "They sneak their way around them and they live off perception, not what really is. He's one of them. "I think he can get found out if he was ever to fight Rafael dos Anjos or fight myself. He'd get found out very quickly!"