"If i get thrown into the tournament, which I hope I do, and I win and he wins, it’s inevitable I guess," Valentijn said.

"I’m a pro," said Alistair, who is 34-11 with 1 no contest. "If I’m in the cage or ring, I fight. Like my brother said, it’s far away, but we’re professionals. People want to see that fight, and they pay money for a ticket, we’ll give them what they want. We fight every day in the gym, and he kicked my a– more than several times."