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Published 10:03 14 Oct 2016 BST
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The lightweight title fight between 'The Notorious' and 155lbs champion Eddie Alvarez is expected to shatter pay-per-view records which likely won't have too positive an impact on Weidman's bank balance as he no longer receives a cut of the pay-per-view revenue.
“I don’t know if I’ll be making more money (with McGregor on the card)," Weidman told BJPenn.com. "That’s where the championship comes in to play. If I were champion still I’d be making pay-per-view points. Tyron Woodley, Joanna J, they’ll be making more money for sure.”
But in terms of the biggest pop on the night, it will undoubtedly be Weidman who receives the most generous ovation from the NYC faithful as he was born and raised in Baldwin, New York.
And when it comes to picking a winner from the main event, Weidman is unsurprisingly sticking with his fellow East Coast fighter.
“Alvarez actually trains with one of my coaches so I’ve watched him train, he’s a tough dude, man,” Weidman added.
“He’s at the top of his game and just became champion. He wants to prove something. Conor wants to prove something too. So you have two guys who definitely have something to prove.
“Alvarez is definitely the bigger guy. He’s gonna use his wrestling while Conor’s gonna try to keep it standing.
“It’s gonna be a tough fight but I’m going with Alvarez on this one.”
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