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Published 14:31 30 Jul 2016 BST
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Alvarez has a growing queue forming behind him in the lightweight division with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson vying for the first crack at his title after both defeating short notice and relatively unheralded opponents in their most recent outings.
But the Philadelphia fighter thinks both men have a bit more proving to do than simply overcoming the likes of Darrell Horcher and Lando Vannata if they are to be rewarded with a title shot.
"Look, when I came here to the UFC I fought every top guy, everyone from top ten to who was in front of me," Alvarez said. "I didn't fight number thirty or number twenty-five, number forty or number fifty and then say I want a title shot. I said I want to fight that guy because he's the best, that guy because he's better, that guy because he's better than him and then I said I want to fight the champ.
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"That's what I did to get my title shot and that's what you do when you want to fight the best guys in front of you," he added. "You don't just rack up a great record by fighting thirty, forty and fifty and then say I want a title shot."
It all seems to add up to one fight that's on Alvarez's mind and that's against a certain mouthy Irishman.
"Look, I fight the best, he fights the rest. That's how it goes. Tony is calling me out, Khabib is calling me out - when you win the belt, everyone just calls you out. I got my own agenda, I'm just trying to get this fight (with Conor McGregor)."
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