On Saturday, November 12, the UFC will touch down in New
York City to bring fight fans the highly anticipate UFC 205, which will be
headlined by super fight between featherweight champion Conor
Mcgregor and lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. But first relive the epic
battle between Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor at UFC 202.
McGregor (20-3) was previously scheduled to
challenge former champion Rafael dos Anjos for the
lightweight belt in March before a broken foot forced the
Brazilian to pull out of the title fight. As a result, Nate Diaz agreed
to take the fight on short notice. He would go on to submit
the Irishman in the main event of UFC 196.
So with his business with his Diaz taken care of for
the time being, McGregor’s head coach, John Kavanagh and White revealed they
were hoping the featherweight champ would drop back
down to lightweight and challenge Alvarez.
McGregor initially revealed he wasn’t impressed enough with the 155-pound champion’s win over
dos Anjos to warrant a match-up. However these plans seemed to have changed.
McGregor will enter this contest with 18 career (T)KOs, including six
under the UFC banner and a record 13-second
knockout over former champion Jose Aldo at
UFC 194.
Alvarez (28-4), also a former Bellator, Bodog and MFC
champion, was crowned the lightweight champion after finishing dos
Anjos with strikes in the first round of their title fight at UFC Fight
Night 90 in July. Not long after, Alvarez made it known he
was seeking a fight against the winner of the
rematch between McGregor and Diaz.
The Philadelphia native previously earned his shot at
the belt with back-to-back decision wins over former Strikeforce champ Gilbert
Melendez and former UFC champ Anthony Pettis. He will enter this title fight 22
career stoppage wins, including 15 by way of (T)KO.
UFC 205 will go down on November 12 at Madison Square Garden in
New York City. This historic event will mark the UFC’s first event in New York.
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