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Date: Saturday, November 12th
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass): 3:30pm PST / 6:30pm EST
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1): 5pm PST / 8pm EST
Main Card (PPV): 7pm PST / 10pm EST
Live Streams: http://firstrowus1.eu/


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Main Card (PPV)

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Eddie Alvarez (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Alvarez) (28-4) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/ireland.gif Conor McGregor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_McGregor) (20-3) (Lightweight Championship)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Tyron Woodley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyron_Woodley) (16-3) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Stephen Thompson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Thompson_(fighter)) (13-1) (Welterweight Championship)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/poland.gif Joanna Jedrzejczyk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_J%C4%99drzejczyk) (12-0) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/poland.gif Karolina Kowalkiewicz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolina_Kowalkiewicz) (10-0) (Women's Strawweight Championship)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Chris Weidman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Weidman) (13-1) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/cuba.gif Yoel Romero (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoel_Romero) (11-1) (Middleweight)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Donald Cerrone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Cerrone) (31-7) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Kelvin Gastelum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin_Gastelum) (12-2) (Welterweight)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Miesha Tate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miesha_Tate) (18-6) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Raquel Pennington (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raquel_Pennington) (8-5) (Women's Bantamweight)

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Frankie Edgar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Edgar) (20-5-1) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Jeremy Stephens (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Stephens) (25-12) (Featherweight)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/russia.gif Khabib Nurmagomedov (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khabib_Nurmagomedov) (23-0) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Michael Johnson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Johnson_(fighter)) (17-10) (Lightweight)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Tim Kennedy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Kennedy_(fighter)) (18-5) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Rashad Evans (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashad_Evans) (19-5-1) (Middleweight)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Tim Boetsch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Boetsch) (19-10) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/brazil.gif Rafael Natal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Natal) (21-7-1) (Middleweight)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Jim Miller (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Miller_(fighter)) (27-8) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/brazil.gif Thiago Alves (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago_Alves_(fighter)) (21-10) (Lightweight)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Lyman Good (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_Good) (19-3) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Belal Muhammad (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belal_Muhammad_(fighter)) (10-1) (Welterweight)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Liz Carmouche (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Carmouche) (10-5) vs. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/RickJSanchez/Flags/usa.gif Katlyn Chookagian (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Katlyn-Chookagian-119071) (8-0) (Women's Bantamweight)

Other

- A welterweight bout between former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and former lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone was the first confirmed bout of the event. However, just a few days after the announcement, it was revealed the Lawler decided to take a little more time to get ready for the fight after losing his title via knockout at UFC 201. Lawler was replaced by Kelvin Gastelum, who was scheduled to face Jorge Masvidal one week earlier.

- A lightweight bout between Al Iaquinta and former welterweight title challenger Thiago Alves was previously linked to UFC 202. However, the pairing was initially delayed and was expected to be contested at this event. Subsequently, Iaquinta announced on September 19 that he pulled out due to a contract dispute with the promotion. He was replaced by Jim Miller.

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Can't wait to see this match .  McGregor gets his chance to become the first fighter in UFC history to hold two titles in two weight classes at once. I am rooting for McGregor , although I don't care who wins I just wanna see the "real fight" .

Yeah. My bet goes to McGregor, But alvarez is a good fighter too. They are both my favorite but i want McGregor too to win for double belt. i think this match will end on a knock out. I can't wait for the match!

McGregor will lay this fool Alvarez OUT. Conor will have gained a great deal from fighting at heavier weight categories & I can see Alvarez getting destroyed. I predict a KO before the end of the 3rd round.

feel really bad for Jose Aldo and khabib nurmagomedov, khabib is the rightful title contender for  Alvarez
and jose Aldo is the rightful opponent for mcgregor,Alvarez iis not a easy fight but this is the best chance for Mcgregor to win two belts,if he has to face the top Lightweight in the division he would never ever get a chance to face the champion



Good luck with your bet,it wont be an easy match for Mcgregor, guess Mcgregor wont be KOed by Alvarez

if i'm not mistaken that this fight for second UFC title for McGregor and i had been watching McGregor fight several times and he has fight with pretty good but i think both fighters is good too in MMA and my pick for McGregor however may i know that which sportbooks sites gave the best odds for this fight because usually directbet have low odds

I love McGregor but this seems kind of soon after being in a couple big
wars. I would of liked to see him wait until the new year to fight. Also he
trained so hard for Diaz I wonder if he takes this camp less serious and it
makes him able to be beaten in a let down spot. I will be rooting for colin
but not going to bet it.

UFC 205 is shaping up to be one of the best cards of the year, and I am excited to watch it. Alvarez is a good fighter and the champion but will be the underdog against McGregor. Alvarez will try to take this fight to the ground like he did against Pettis, because he knows there is a good chance he will get knocked out if the fight is fought standing. I wonder if McGregor wins if he will stay in this new weight class and vacate his featherweight title.

Damn, so many good matches on UFC 205. Alvarez vs McGregor live on New York City, that i know so many irish on this city. The funny is, alvarez is too shy when on press conference.

I'll put my money on McRunner instead of Alvarez, at least he already know the formula on how to be a winner.
If he cant slug it out and knock him out cold, run away after making a sucker punch. His last fight with Diaz somehow made me think McRunner is just a hyped up fighther of Dana White. UFC 205 is running out of fighters as some backed out and some did not accept so Dana's choice is bring in the money maker.

It only shows that Connor is in control of his own fate in the UFC. He is the organization's golden goose right now so it will be hard to reject his proposals because he brings in the money. As a fan I would love to see him win and hold 2 championship belts in the UFC. This feat has not been done before.

I agree that it will not be an easy fight for Connor but it will be easier than the fight versus Nate.

This could once again be a bloody fight again like Conor performed with Nate Diaz. Conor could lose if Alvarez has the gas to last for more than 3 rounds and still have the strength, Alvarez could win the fight so long as he won't be knock out.
 

I think LW is McGregor's natural weight class.  He looks too haggard at FW and too small and has less, maybe even no KO power at WW.  Plus he's carrying that extra weight around.

His last fight against Diaz only proved that he could stand toe to toe against one of the toughest fighters in the UFC for the whole 5 rounds.  Although he gassed in the later rounds, he was able to manage it and fight up to the end.  Alvarez should be an easier opponent for McGregor and at an ideal weight class where he can KO an opponent.  This fight will be under 2.5 rounds most likely.

I'm expecting McGregor to win this fight but not in a knock out fashion like Aldo. This will go to the distance and McGregor will be on top every round. Alvarez is good with his defense but not good enough for the power and quickness of McGregor. McGregor knocking out Alvarez is 70-80% chance to happen but again i'm expecting this to go to the distance.

You're wrong.  It's like you're already so sure that the fight will go the distance without weighing in the probabilities and basing them with the fighter's records.  McGregor is not known to go the distance in his fights and Alvarez went to the distance only twice in his career and lost one of them.

Here's the video of the press conference for 205.

UFC 205 Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ly_WJUPJY

Yes It may look or sound like i'm Nostradamus there but look at the last Diaz and McGregor fight, it went to the distance and it looks to me that Diaz was able to study McGregor from their first encounter, now with Alvarez he may have studied McGregor as well and dodge those power punches to be thrown by McGregor. I maybe wrong there but I'm just sharing my thoughts on how this fight may end up in my pov.

Aldo just asked for his release from the UFC as he is upset with the situation,he was promised many things,but Dana did not fulfill any of the promises,Aldo is so pissed that he said he will retire from the sport if the UFC is not releasing him from his contract,Aldo wanted to face Antony pettis when he was a champ long time ago as aldo did not have any worthy contenders as he was demolishing his opponents and the ufc did not allow him to fight pettis and he is questioning the double standards when it comes to Mcgregor.

@eaLiTy. Aldo feels that he was not treated well by the UFC. He is in the beginning of the twilight of his career so he must now make enough money and then retire. A fight versus Connor would be one of the fights that will bring him a big pay day and it will also give him a chance to redeem himself from that humiliating loss.

card is gonna be sick hopefully no one get injured

if you love trash talk google the press conference today. McGregor has an
epic rant. It's so good basically telling him he's lucky he gets to be the next
guy he beats up lol. Also says how the Irish are coming back to New York.
I love Comac.

@Rubberduckie. Yes. It was very fun to watch. What was Alvarez doing? He was trying to steal the spot light from Connor and it ended up making him look foolish. So did the unknown fighter from the panel at the last row. They are all lucky to be in a card headed by Connor in the main event. Without him there would be no millions in PPV money and ticket sales raining on them.

Jose Aldo is dead serious with his stand that he is retiring from the sport and he even claimed that he is not a whore  ;D,on the other hand Max Holloway wants Jose Aldo at ufc 205 ,what ever it is i respect the way Jose Aldo fought throughout his career,undefeated for a very long time and he was the only champ in the UFC before connor knocking him out,so he got back,fought the best and regained him claim to fight for the title again and connor is skipping him for a long time now.

to bad Rousey couldn't be there fighting also since it's big for UFC in New York. Dana
for sure pushed up McGregor knowing they needed a star like him big time for the
Nyc debut.

McGregor is the man, my absolute favorite fighter. I think he will destroy Alvarez, expect fireworks from Conor here.

Rousey could have being their in Newyork if she was ready to roll,she is taking her time off from the sport after the defeat and she deserve the break as she was an very active fighter while she was the champion. At the moment ufc has just one mega start in connor Mcgregor and they are making full use of it,since in my mind UFC200 was a flop show after  the jon jones fall out,they have to make this event a success,the last thing to happen is injury fallouts,other than that this is an awesome line up of fights.

Yeah, McGregor will ring him like a bell for sure.  And Alvarez knows this so I wonder what strategy he'll be using in this fight.  If he's thinking of backing out vs Connor then he's just playing into Connor's strategy which is to press and bully fighters to the fence.  I can see this fight going under 2.5 rounds and Connor winning via TKO/KO.

Jose Aldo Junior is dead serious about leaving the UFC and not even Conor McGregor could entice him back.
http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/jose-aldo-says-not-even-a-rematch-with-conor-mcgregor-would-bring-him-back-to-the-ufc-100416

Poor Jose Aldo can't even get a shot from Conor McGregor after their 1st match waiting him for nothing. I'm just waiting for the their rematch, but Alvarez got the opportunity for the UFC 205, this going to be a good match though. Hope to see bloody fight, a street fight in the octagon.

yeah caz i agree I love the street fights (as a style) I appreciate the skill it takes
to get someone in a random arm bar etc. I just hate fights when they are in the
mount the whole time. Its much for fun to watch fights on their feet that go to the
ground here and there then back up.

Drama.  There was an article somewhere (I'll look for the link) that said Dana White has declared that McGregor's FW belt will have to be vacated or he'll be forced to do so if he wins the LW championship.  If this is true what would this mean for Aldo?  Will he become FW champ automatically?  That would create a more interesting scenario for the feather weight division because McGregor will surely come after him.

And Aldo saying "not even McGregor would bring him back" is BS.  Of course it will bring him back.  McGregor is the money fight, everyone would love to take a shot at him.  Keep in mind that most of these fighters are always close to being broke except for McGregor and recently Nate Diaz.  I'm sure there's a few others.

Edit:  Here's the link to the said article:  http://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/conor-mcgregor/conor-mcgregor-surrender-one-belt-wins-ufc-205/

I wish it were November already!  The first promotional video for UFC 205 is out.  Watch it only if you want to get excited.  ;)

UFC 205:  Live Like Legends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIYJjDN921M

Here is a video of Dominic Cruz explaining how he would beat McGregor.  This is one fight I would absolutely love to see as well.  I hope McGregor is paying attention.

Dominick Cruz explains how he would beat Conor McGregor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=42&v=y41BSxRYrGQ

Aldo always said he is not a money whore and he is not aiming for the match for the money,his legacy in the sport is questioned and the manner in which Mcgregor defeated Aldo is really humiliating that he wanted revenge ,Aldo thinks he fell into Mcgregor's trap with all the media tour and stuff and made a mockery in the fight.if he was looking for money he would have fought at UFC 205 since it is going to be a huge event and pay day will be huge too,he rejected the match altogether

What do you mean he rejected the match?  What match?  A match vs McGregor?  I don't think McGregor offered him a rematch for UFC 205.  He wanted to go after Alvarez at light weight because there's more money to be made in it.  The way things are rolling for him now, he'll go for the big money rather than fight Aldo for peanuts.  That's when Aldo got butthurt because it's becoming clear now that he's slowly becoming irrelevant in the UFC.  There was a time that no fighter and the UFC itself would not reject what he wanted.  But that era is gone now.

My favourite fighter McGregor fight against Alvarez and my pick is McGregor to win. Well, Alvarez seems to shy when i watch on youtube. McGregor trashtalk is really good, lol.

There are news circulating around McGregor got "knocked out cold" during a sparring session and might have a broken nose. Looks like there will be a fight cancellation again or the whole fight in NYC will be cancelled just like what happened in the Philippines. This is a good excuse if there's a low ticket sales turn out.

haha  ;D ;D where did you hear this news buddy,just curious to know the details,googled and could not find anything relating this incident but saw a news that Conor McGregor was fined $150000 for UFC 202 bottle throwing incident  ;D. i dont think they will ever cancel the New york event .

jose Aldo was offered a match with Max Holloway at ufc 205 and jose aldo rejected the proposal as he was promised to unify the belt after the Edgar match and still no progress after all the false promises and so is the reason he wanted a release from the contract from UFC

Why do I have this bad feeling that there will be some fight cancellations in this coming UFC event?
Almost every fight regardless if its a Fight Night or a UFC event, one will be caught with illegal substance, one will not meet the weight limit, someone will get injured. What will be the next alibi of UFC if ever this 205 will not push through.

Connor McGregor should have fought Nate Diaz again for the trilogy instead of going for someone else. The last fight was too even, it is not clear yet who is best. To prove it they must fight again.

@pereira4. No it is much better for Conor McGregor to go after UFC history by holding two championship belts at the same time. If he becomes the light weight champion, then Nate Diaz can challenge him for the belt. The 3rd fight between them will be more exciting if it will happen that way.

There is now also some news that Dominic Cruz wants to fight Conor in either feather weight or light weight. He too is looking for a challenge.

I must agree with you, although I understand what pereira4 is saying. I really think Connor will win this one, as for me he is an incredible complete fighter. I definitely prefer him on his feet than on the ground, because of his unpredictable and powerful attacks. And yes, after this win I think there must be a new fight vs Diaz, and that will be a fight for history if he wins again.

you are calling him a complete fighter yet you prefer him on his feet rather than being on the ground,that is a funny statement buddy,even McGregor prefers to stay on his feet as he has no skills on the ground and you cannot call anyone a complete fighter without having skills on the floor.

I'm rooting for McGregor to win so that he could make history but I would have to agree with Clement.  McGregor is far from being a compete fighter as he's skills in the ground, while it's not weak, it's not particularly strong either.  So I think I'm holding my bet for this fight atm and wait for the lines to move.  This fight could be closer to a coin flip than everyone realizes and some could even argue that Alvarez's relentless style and experience could edge out McGregor.  If the odds go higher on Alvarez as the fight nears then I would bet on him.  And I believe it will happen the day before the fight because the casual bettors will be piling in money on McGregor.  But if I could get odds better than 1.80 on the Irishman then I would take it.  But that's doubtful.

McGregor will win this over Alvarez. After winning that match with Diaz, McGregor is still in the momentum of winning another fight. But I agree that McGregor must up his ground game. It can be clearly seen on his last fight with Diaz that he is trying to avoid being taken down and keep sluging it out with Diaz. Not sure how good is Alvarez with his ground and pound.

Alvarez is an animal when it comes to the ground game, his wrestling is spot on,take a look at the match against Anthony Pettis,he was taking pettis down at will and pounding him,he has had wars inside the cage with great fighters and Alvarez can go five rounds and still keep the pace,Mcgregor has to improve his stamina,he is very good in the first round and then wears out gradually.

Looking at how he performed on the 3rd to the last round when he squared of against Nate Diaz, he looks too tired and about to pass out. Nate Diaz is taunting him and leading him to a trap and wrestle but Diaz did not succeed on that. McGregor have the punching power to knock Alvarez but he needs to do that in the first 2 rounds. If McGregor's stamina is like Hendo who lasted 5 rounds then we have a sure winner here.

McGregor in both fights started to gas out in the third round.  That happened in both fights maybe because he was carrying that extra weight at 170 lbs.  In 155 lbs. he could be faster and lighter but Alvarez could employ the same strategy he used vs Pettis.  Make McGregor wrestle for his life and I have no idea how he would react to that.  And Alvarez is good at boxing too.  Watch his old fights on Youtube.  He's quite good with his hands.

Alvarez will be bringing his girl the red panties after this fight....Alvarez will put McGregor on his back and keep him there the entire fight....But, I hope McGregor wins because it'd be nice to see Diaz with a belt for a change.  McGregor only has two good rounds in him and Alvarez will have this guy so exhausted by round three that McGregor will have to bring his pillow to round four if it gets there.  The matchup predicts Alvarez in three. However, if the powers that be had a say, McGregor would win the belt to set up the BIG money fight for McGregor vs. Diaz number III! <----You know how it works.

Alvarez in round three. 

Haha, yes that's how it sometimes works.  Yeah I agree with you though.  A McGregor victory would be much much better for the UFC and the fans as there would be more possibilities for exciting match ups.  McGregor vs Diaz III is nice but there's news that Dominic Cruz is also sending feelers to McGregor as posted by bbc.reporter a few posts up.  I would also love to see that fight happen as I'm also a Cruz fan.

Dominick Cruz explains how he would beat Conor McGregor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y41BSxRYrGQ

The problem with Nate Diaz was he is not a wrestler but a high level BJJ practioner,if the opponent takes him to the ground he will submit him on the other hand Alvarez can take Mcgregor down and is a good wrestler and he can take a punch,Mcgregor has good punching accuracy what is the only way Mcgregor could win this match,no one has ever knocked out Alvarez,could Mcgregor do that,he might in the first round if not Alvarez will make him look silly after the fight. 

McGregor is going to knock this bitch out. KO by the end of the 3rd round.

Dana White was on the cowherd show yesterday and said that
he wouldn't let McGregor have belts in 2 divisions. I think as long
as he defends each title each year he should be able to have both.
Obviously he can't just sit on the title and hold it he has to defend
it.

Do you honestly think that?  Because it would be better for McGregor to KO Alvarez as early as possible.  If it reaches the third round that's when Alvarez can start grinding McGregor down and make him wrestle for his life.  

I think someone mentioned that McGregor shouldn't have taken this fight because his body has not rejuvenated fully from the fight vs Diaz.  This could be another case of overconfidence by him just like the first fight vs Diaz.  We all know what happened to that.

good luck with your bet bro i have seen how he performed against nate diaz lost his first match and somehow won the second one and still have the confidence that he could challenge a champion,i do not know how he got the fight with a champion when he failed miserably when moving up in weight.

Yeah that's right, it will be a lot more epic if he wins, but there is the chance that he loses and then the 3rd fight against Diaz becomes boring (more so than if he didn't fight now). He has balls to fight again before the 3rd Diaz fight since he can ruin his career by losing.

Alvarez is going beat McGregor because McGregor only talks big but to be honest I do not think that he is as good but the thing is that h has much confidence in him self.
Having confidence is the most important because those people will never hesitate in what they do so he has the advantage in that.

You got it all wrong.  McGregor is all confidence.  I mean look at all his fights after he won the FW title from Aldo.  He fought Diaz twice outside his own division.  Remember that WW is two divisions up.  Now he's putting everything on the line in UFC 205.  His reputation and his career are on the line here and that's a huge risk.  I'd say the guy has the ego and more confidence than all of the UFC fighters combined.  And keep in mind that taking this fight is a liability to him since he had only a short time to rest since the last fight vs Diaz.

one thing i respect about connor mcgregor is that he will not shy away from a fight and he is ready to take any short notice fight which no other fighters will dare to take ,mcgregor knows he has to make the maximum amount of money when he can and that is the reason he is doing it,if he fails against alvarez he can always go down to 145 pound division as he is still a champion der.diaz is a 155 pound fighter and the match was scheduled to 170 in the first fight because diaz took the fight in less than 10 days time and it is not possible to reach 155 in such short notice and the second fight connor wanted diaz at 170 while diaz wants him at 155,so two weight class fight is just an excuse

still cannot believe McGregor was being fined 150k for throwing water
bottles at the diaz presser lol.

He said he will never fight in Vegas again. Big loss for that state in income
and they should take back the fine that is ridiculous amount for them just
being silly promoting the fight.

@Rubberduckie. They are blowing this out of proportion on purpose. Of course the Nevada Athletic Commission will settle the matter with Conor. Nothing is set in stone when it comes to these things. The UFC and Conor Mcgregor's camp are trying to gain as much publicity as possible to promote the fight.

See what the news did to you? You reacted. That is what they want.

Connor McGregor is a businessman at the end of the day, and he is right now a big cash cow and he knows he can get away with claiming that to make pressure because they know the will give in and remove the fine.

exactly ,mcgregor knows how to manage a situation and promote himself to his advantage,such a skillful entrepreneur,just following the steps of the great Ali ,but the incident of throwing water bottles and beer can, is really a dangerous situation as there are people sitting in that media room,these sort of incidents have to be punished if not these events keep on continuing and civilians could seriously  get hurt in the name of fight promotion

@Clement Kaliyar. You get it. That is all done to get attention from as many fans and as many people that are not UFC fans possible. I am not saying that Conor is not being fined, it is real. But he welcomes it because it will give him a chance for the media to talk about him more and also UFC 205. After the fight of course he will settle. Who is stupid enough to want to get banned in Nevada? That will be bad for business from the side of Conor and the UFC.

NAC Executive Director: Conor McGregor Bottle-Gate Fine $75k Not $150k

http://www.mmanews.com/nac-executive-director-conor-mcgregor-bottle-gate-fine-75k-not-150k/

This is a simple case of the media being the media and McGregor 'over reacting' in order to promote the fight more and add more interest to it.  This is a business move by McGregor.  And after he earns more millions of USD from 205, he'll pay the fine and organize another fight in Nevada.

I thought instead of paying that hefty fine, Conor McGregor will just do a community service? 75K is still small amount to pay for a big payday on his UFC 202 fight with Nate Diaz. All negative publicity against McGregor will just hype up UFC 205. More PPV pay-in and more ticket sales.

Glad to see the full post was already released hoping to see a unexpected match between the both of them. Too bad for Jose Aldo waiting for Connor Mc Gregor for months but still no response from the champion. In my opinion this match will be over in three rounds a technical knock out by Alvarez or maybe a decision if you Mc Gregor will run away again from his opponent. 

Exactly.  All moves coming from the camp of McGregor are calculated.  They are working up the crowd to get more sales.  So that means a huge pay day for them.  The funny thing is we love getting played like fools.  :)

Too much hype being created again for a fight of McGregor, yet he is just all thrash talk after he moved up to a higher weight class. He was defeated and tapped out on his first match with Nate Diaz and on the 2nd match he struggled, let me use that term "struggled" because comparing how he fight on his old weight category he moves faster and he looks more dangerous while on his 2nd match with Diaz he is slow and looking at his post fight interview he is on crutches.

was just reading that the main card will be 4 hours and not 3.

Man the UFC gets it. Pack the lineup with great fights and welcome
New York in with style.

Every movement in the celebrity world is just to get buzz and clicks/views and make themselves famous. Connor Mcgregor move to throw the glass of water and all the trashtalking is just a way to sell tickets. Mayweather is a master of this and when he was younger he used to do it a lot. In his last fights he didn't even bother to trash talk anymore since he was a cashcow and he didn't need to do anything but show up.

this is one of the greatest fight card they have,even the free fights are stacked with top level fights,i wonder how the ticket price will be,i bet it will be a huge price tag for the main card and this will easily be the biggest pay day for the UFC and it will surpass every pay per view records as well as the fighters involved in this card will earn huge .

Just dropping by to post a couple of videos.  They're not really helpful in picking a winner but they are really entertaining.  It's funny when fighters actually get real and is caught on camera, especially in the second video.  :D

UFC 205: Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor Fighter Picks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOMjTLcKtiw

Who Ya Got?!? Fighters make their picks for Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCKKZAMI964

all the British fighters are rooting for mcgregor to win ,may be because they are afraid that the fans would turn against them  ;D the rest of the fighters are not impressed with his attitude or may be jealous as he is earning much more than all the established fighters 

The safe bet remains McGregor win, possibly by TKO or submission. After he wins this, he will go for the Nate Diaz trilogy I presume. I think Nate Diaz said he will not fight again until McGregor fights him again. Tons of money to be made on that third fight.

McGregor would be stupid to fight again after the Alvarez fight unless he fights Diaz. If he fights anyone else but Nate Diaz after Alvarez (amusing he wins) then it will be too risky to potentially ruin the 3rd fight.

Very exciting to see how close we are to this event now. I'm looking forward to seeing McGregor 'The Notorious' knock out Alvarez. Conor has got this.

Conor has this one but I will admit the lines on Alverez are tempting.

I assume that wont happen ,if mcgregor wins he has to vacate his 145 pound belt and if he losses he has to go down and defend the belt and face Aldo,he has to defend the belt at 145 and come back and face Nate a third time around,that is going to be a big Pay per view

the event is really close and there are many interesting match ups i am looking to,i am really looking at Alvarez taking down conor and pounding him unless his face turns red and each of the punches does have a meaning ,the guys he abused on his way to stardom  ;D ;D


i will go with the tempting lines of Alverez ,thank you. If i lose this bet i will stop betting on MMA period

Then McGregor has him by the balls.  What if he decides not to fight him in three years and decides to go after Aldo and Cruz?  And then defend his title/s vs new comers.  Diaz has to come out and fight whoever's gonna make him climb the LW division ranking to make him a worthy opponent vs McGregor.  He should build himself up and he should not totally rely on the McGregor money machine.

Good point, if McGregor doesn't fight him then he can put Diaz's career on hold.. not good for him. Then again, the fans want to see a 3rd rematch. Nate Diaz KO'd him, McGregor couldn't submit him and had to go for the rounds.. it's on McGregor's roof to demonstrate he is the better fighter. It may backfire for McGregor to avoid him for too long, people may start saying he is ducking the 3rd fight.

Nate Diaz is a far more superior technical fighter than McGregor.  He proved it twice.  It would probably be in McGregor's careers best interest to avoid a third match with Nate the same way he's been avoiding a fight to defend the featherweight belt....The fight with Aldo wasn't even a fight....13 seconds....that's the definition of a lucky punch there!

where were you all this time,this is what i was trying to say all this while,people are rooting for Mcgregor and many thinks that he will finish Alvarez just like that, who is a superior wrestler and we saw how he would fight a wrestler in the match against Chad Mendes , he has not face Frankie Edgor one of the best in the 145 division and he is not even confident to defend his title after winning the belt,champions are not defined by winning the title yet they are defined by defending them multiple times,Aldo truly deserves a match even before the Frankie fight,and still he is avoiding Aldo yet again.

like it has been pointed out before, he CANT avoid him for too long, or the public will start pressuring him calling him out on being a chicken. People want to see that third rematch, they are 1-1 now, this is a trilogy and whoever avoids the third match will be called out as a ducker.

I disagree.  McGregor now controls his fate in the UFC.  Even if he doesn't fight Diaz within the next 3 - 5 years, as long as he's winning, he will always be the guy to watch whoever he's fighting.  Without McGregor a Diaz fight will not rake in as much as a McGregor fight.  I think McGregor will fight Diaz again when the time is right.  But Diaz must not be lazy.

as usual I'm with Toke

guy knows his Shi!t when it comes to UFC or maybe we both know nothing lol but
I agree. Ufc is so smart, why force a fight that could shorten someones career? McGregor
is like a ATM machine why in the world would you want to keep putting him wars when he can
make the UFC so much money just fighting in his division?

smart choice for UFC and want to see him in his proper weight division for a couple years and then
we get number 3.

McGregor didn't won as convincingly as Nate Diaz, and he said they would fight again, therefore the public is expecting a rematch. If he delays it too much, the public will start complaining about it. Give it one year without a rematch and you will see how people start getting tired of waiting and start calling him out.

Here's a couple of videos from Tyrone Woodley.  I think Wonderboy Thompson could win it and the fight would look a lot like Woodley vs Rory MacDonald.  Although you can't take away the fact that Woodley's explosiveness could overwhelm Thompson in the early rounds.

UFC 205:  Woodley Champ Camp Episode 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udgSLYdCC4Y

UFC 205:  Woodley Champ Camp Episode 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIIzZnMQKoo

Enjoy.  ;)

Is there a possibility that Conor's fight vs Eddie Alvarez will be the same when he fought Chad Mendes if Alvarez sticks with wrestling in the 1st to 3rd rounds? I am aware that Alvarez is also a good boxer according to some analysts but to box with Conor would be a big mistake because Conor is much faster and also much stronger than him standing up.

Hey guys, the event is still over a month to go but I can't stop thinking about it.  I'm again tending to go back and forth on who to back in the main event.  It always helps to watch replays of past fights of the fighters to help you decide.  If McGregor gasses out again as he did in both fights with Diaz then Alvarez could win this fight.  

Here's a McGregor vs Diaz 2 video.  McGregor gasses out again at the same round and almost the same time as the first fight.

UFC 205 Free Fight: Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8qHuunR55E

good to see Eddie holding his own with the trash talk.

He was making fun of Mcgregor for doing so much cardio. he said what are you
doing training for the tour de france lol.

Can't wait for this one.

@Rubberduckie. Yes it showing that Eddie is not afraid of Conor and that he could also put up a show himself. This is good for the promotion of the fight and good for the fans because we have entertainment while waiting for the day of the event to arrive. Eddie is also mocking Conor's cardio training because of what happened in Nate versus Conor 2. It was known that Conor worked very hard on his cardio in that fight but he still got gassed out.

Conor is a good accurate striker and i respect that saw all of his fights once again to review his improvements fight by fight and yes his approach has changed a lot and at times he is over confident but the main problem is his cardio is shit and his wrestling is another story,Eddie will show how natural he is when it comes to cardio or taking a punch in the face and coming back and wrestling

Yup....And, Alvarez is going to lean on McGregor much more than Diaz had, which is going to gas him even further.  The way I look at it is that McGregor has to go for the earlier win which means exerting more energy in the first few rounds. If McGregor doesn't get an early finish, then the fight will belong to Alvarez.  It all depends on the chin of Eddie Alvarez in the first few rounds.

We will see how solid his chin is versus Conor. There were speculations that he was not able to knock out Nate Diaz because they were fighting at the welter weight division. The extra weight of Nate could take more of his punches no matter how strong. Maybe in light weight we could see the power of Conor's punches to be more effective. If Eddie can take the strong punches then he can win.

Why can't it be November 12 already?  I wanna see this fight so bad!  :D  Here's a video to get you guys as excited as me.

UFC 205: Extended Preview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPnwnWNSvgY

Do any of you have a feeling that Woodley will lose?  Wonderboy seems too fast and strong for him after watching the video.

It's always that way for me too....LOL....I just try to think about something else until fight day because if I didn't then I'd just end up wasting valuable time by watching archived fights I've already watched several times before....Like I'm doing now! 

What is this big announcement gong around that Connor will make after his bout with Alvarez or this is another way for him to hype up his fight. No details or clues yet only a statement that there will be an announcement. Retirement maybe?

Connor McGregor announced that he will "retire" after the Alvarez fight, so UFC 205 will be the last fight for him for maybe up to one year, because he wants to dedicate more time with his girlfriend.. not sure about this decision.

After this, he should fight Nate Diaz, but I guess now Nate Diaz is forced to fight someone else because it will be too many months of inactivity.

Ok if he will announce that he will the winner of the Wonderboy versus Tyrone Woodley fight, I will die of a heart attack! That fight will again be one of the biggest fights in the history of the UFC. Connor is one of a kind. There will not be another fighter like him in years when he retires.

If McGregor somehow ends up winning this fight, it will be extremely difficult to defend two UFC Championships in two different weight classes, so he will have to vacate one of the titles. I'm not sure if he can even make the Featherweight limit of 145 pounds anymore, so it would make sense for him to stay in the Lightweight division. There have been rumors that his girlfriend is pregnant, and that is the reason why he wants to take time off and retire for a short period of time.

I find it surprising that Mcgregor has a long term relationship with the same girl now that he is rich and famous and can get any model he wants. Im used to seeing all those rich fights with a lot of girls so I expected him to act like Mayweather (he is always hanging out with tons of different girls)
Anyway let's hope he is back into the game soon. Some people get rusty after long breaks and never reach their 100% again.

His girlfriend was with him when he was a nobody and its not that surprising that he is sticking into this relationship because when you are rich you will get many girls but the ones who are with you when you are nothing ,those girls are pretty rare to come by

Yes it also shows that Conor is a deep person who is not influenced by the corrupting nature of money and wealth. He might be showing the world that all he wants is to make money and be a success but what he really wants is to make history and to leave a legacy in the world of MMA.

Indeed, it's good to be with a girl that was with you since you where a no one, the question tho still remains: Would she still be with you for this long if your MMA career turned out a failure and you ended up working in McDonalds instead? You never know, that is why I can't have long term relationships, im paranoid that the girl would leave you if you aren't successful. Connor was probably making constant progress since years ago and she knew she would end up fighting against the best... anyway I wish him best of luck and hope we can see the Diaz trilogy complete.

^ With McGregor's case he won't be ending up working in Mc Donald's.  He'll have a movie career or something, or at least an MMA talent agency where he can train and promote fighters.  He's not just your regular UFC fighter.  He's a brilliant businessman as well who has a knack in marketing.

I don't mean in the future, I think both Mayweather and McGregor are rich for life now, unless they do something insanely stupid, they are cashcows and they will never be in need of money (specially Mayweather lol)

But what I meant was, when McGregor was young, if his career never started before he got big, I wonder if she would still be with him for so long.

Here's a fan made promotional video.  I can't stop watching videos of 205 and I keep looking for new articles about it.  Just a couple of weeks now...  :)  MMA history is happening if all goes as planned by McGregor.

UFC 205 Preview: Alvarez vs McGregor - The Lost Boys Promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgT_qzUfub8

Enjoy the video!

Hey guys, just dropping by to post another video.  I wonder...  Did McGregor spend another 300k USD again for this training camp?

Video: Conor McGregor’s Hard Sparring Session While Filming UFC 205 Countdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp4XnB-WvYc

300 Thousand USD is nothing compare to how much he can earn from this fight. Win or lose his total earnings for 2016 is totaling to 40 Million USD. A guy who cant afford to pay 250 USD for a walkout song now uses thousand of dollars suit to use on a press con. Connor knows how to use the mic and he knows to fight in the octagon very well.

You can never live a life like that buddy,it is hard to get a good girl now a days ,if a girl sticks on with you during your troubled days ,never let her go,it is good to be commited if you are prepared for it.I want him to face Aldo once again because i lost a fortune in that match :)

He has already marked his legacy in the sport ,he is one of the most successful fighter in the history of MMA in terms of tickets sold and the most paid as well,there were many great fighters but Mcgregor took it to the next level in terms of fight promotion and confidence inside the ring

Could not afford to pay $250  :o i did not know this past ,when was this,when he first came to the UFC ?what ever it may be Mcgregor is the smartest fighters in the world he knows how to build a persona and how to be successful ,being a skilled fighter does not necessarily  bring this much wealth but his persona and mic skills are extra ordinary to piss off the opponent and that is what made him successful ;D

I think he still has to win a couple more fights to become a legend. Right now he is one of the best, but legend status is reserved to better records. He needs to get more wins and prove that he can still fight throught his at least early 30s then retire, and he can't lose again ever, if he takes another loss his cache will lower a lot.

@pereira4. The only UFC fighter that I can say who deserves to be called a legend is Anderson Silva. It is not because of how long he has held the middle weight championship but because of what he has brought in the sport. He has shown us skills, moves and tactics that are unorthodox, weird and they are very entertaining. His broken leg is also something we will not see happen anymore. That was weird.

McGregor's legacy is that he is only fighter who took MMA to a whole new level and he will be the only fighter to earn millions per fight and is one of the richest sports person of 2015/2016 in terms of revenue ,in terms of fighting legacy he has to prove that .There were many talented fighters but he is only one who can demand a million dollars per fight and could fill a stadium full of people and he has rewritten many financial records in terms of PPV sales and that is the legacy i was talking about.

Just a few more days guys!  This gonna be UFC history or a big upset, especially for the McGregor fans.  Here's some videos to watch and follow the developments of the fighters as fight night becomes closer and closer.

UFC 205: Fighting For History - Full Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxwE4fPLU3c

UFC 205 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5t-QBmWl3s

UFC 205 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YfjXwB6B5w

UFC 205 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmK3O6BapJM

Enjoy! 

With only a few days left until this great card, I am still not sure who will win the main event. Both McGregor and Alvarez are elite athletes, but I think Conor's only chance might be in the striking department. Alvarez has great wrestling ability and if he can keep McGregor on the ground for the majority of the fight, he will win either by decision, submission, or ground and pound. I am leaning towards Alvarez since he is more accustomed to the weight class, while McGregor is still juggling through three weight classes at the current moment (Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight).

Think he was videod partying with escorts a while back. He probably cheated ;D

As for his fight in NYC on Saturday I really hope he wins, I believe he will.

The aura behind Mcgregor is something huge,he might win this match and the chances of winning are slim but then if he wins he will win by knockout
Misha tate is coming back after the loss and hope she wins this time around.

Yup I agree.  There's that scenario where Alvarez would grind McGregor down buy pushing his back on the cage.  I would expect this to be really effective starting on the third round if McGregor still hasn't fixed his cardio problem.  But we'll see, I honestly do not know who to bet for as we're getting closer and closer to fight night.  When it comes to that, I usually go for the underdog.

Conor will win by knockout within the first 3 rounds. If not, it will either go the distance or Alvarez will submit him. Conor has 3 losses, all from submissions. One from 2008, one from 2010, and the most recent in 2016 by Diaz. Conor does have a longer reach than Eddie as well. If Eddie can avoid McGregor's power strikes, I think he will try to submit him. He probably knows that Conor hasn't been knocked out and it will be easier to try to lure him to the ground instead of going the full rounds. With that said I am a McGregor fan and hope he wins.

My bets will be:

McGregor by KO/TKO
Alvarez by Submission

and depending on the odds I will probably bet fight goes the distance/fight doesn't go the distance.

I think this match Alvarez vs McGregor will be a good match. As always McGregor trashtalk is beyond good than his opponent. My bet for this match is under 2.5 match. I guess this match will be knockout, maybe Alvarez can win on this match.

Alvarez is a one tough opponent and even Mcgregor knows that very well and of he can KO him that would be epic and i highly doubt that he could do so,Mcgregor is accurate with his strikes but would like to see how he goes five rounds with Alvarez as he will not slow down one bit.

Watch the difference on the people's reaction on Alvarez and McGregor.  The crowd affects the fight in various ways giving an edge to the crowd favorite sometimes.  Alvarez has to be a little extra strong mentally.

UFC 205:  Official Weigh-in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoaKWb0XTAY

UFC 205

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I think Conor McGregor wins tonight and I also will be playing a small parlay with McGregor, Muhammad, Carmouche and Pennington and even though 3 are underdogs I think they have a good chance at winning so I'm willing to take a small risk of $10 for this parlay @15.83 depending on which sportsbook you bet with.

The event will be starting in about 2 hours or less. Now why am I getting a funny feeling that Conor might get tired again at the 3rd round and that Eddie will start to dominate the championship rounds. I speculate that his game plan would be to get Conor tired first then start a full assault.

That will be the strategy for Alveraz, he will make him pay make him tired carrying his weight and then he will smack him all over the octagon and then he will knock him out. :)

Not unless McGregor can get him first.  Don't forget that he has good accuracy with his punches and kicks.  I think McGregor will make stabbing type kicks on Alvarez's body to wear him down.  That's a good chance to weaken his gas tank and make him rely on his wrestling less.

The legend and my favorite khabib nurmagomedov is smacking the hell out of Johnson watching it live and he has eaten a hell lot of punches,
here is one of my fun parlay for UFC 205

https://directbet.eu/BetStatus.cshtml?BetID=1PMeJ6fyGxXYeXHPrmSxuiFRbw1pm6czch

Edit:The eagle finished Johnson by third round kimura so Tony Ferguson and Kabib are hot favorites to get a shot at the title. Kabib got rocked in the opening minutes but he showed no signs of going down and he just took Johnson down at will and knocked him till he submitted in the third round .Hats off to the best grappler in the world

Throwing few units on mcgregor I believe he can beat alvarez in less than 4 rounds if not Alvarez might win by decision because mcgregor is known for his knouckout wins let's see who ends up winning tonight. Betslip (https://nitrogensports.eu/betslip/5b8f9bfVVdsREcrbHR0OGVxaDJqcWNWYXVSZz09/)

Muhammad loosing stuffed up my parlay bet as my 2 underdogs Carmouche and Pennington both won. So I decided to put a stack on Conor McGregor @1.65 before the odds shortened up as with most sportsbooks his at around $1.60 and under.

Yoel Romero defeated Chris Wideman in a brutal fashion which was a surprise,Romero is a freak of an athlete but never expected he could defeat Wideman in this fashion,blood was oozing out and he was laying in a pool of blood after the match and a big win for Romero in his MMA career

It was an one sided match , McGregor dominated and sealed the victory in the second round . He almost got Alvarez in the first round but couldn't manage to capitalize the situation but he landed 3 great punches in the second round and that was enough  .

Congratulations to McGregor for holding two titles at once for the first time ever.

McGregor just knocked out Alvarez lol he killed Alvarez! Easy money won here and most of us on this forum would of won as most had McGregor winning this fight. I'm just a little upset I lost my parlay but I made up for it with McGregor winning his fight. Congrats Conor McGregor on the win.

now i started to believe in the hype train called Mcgregor he just defeated who i thought would smash connor ,lost my parlay but UFC205 had one of the best fights in the history of the sport with Woodley and Thomson ending up being a draw which was one hell of a fight.

History has been made. Conor's no fucks given attitude makes him so much more entertaining to watch.  ;D

I'm still in disbelief that he got out of the choke. I really thought it was over at that point.

Woodley vs Wonderboy a draw?  What BS is this?  I was already stoked when it was announced Woodley won via split decision then that Buffer guy went back and said there was a mistake.  Damn, what BS.

For McGregor, no words.  He definitely showed that he's the UFC's best.  There won't be another fighter like him in decades.  I feel kinda lucky his era started to happen in my time.  It's kinda Muhammad Ali in boxing, most of us only read and watch about his boxing exploits in books and replays.

UFC 205 Results

Main Card

Title Fight Conor McGregor def. Eddie Alvarez via KO (punches) at 3:04 of R2
Title Fight Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson fight to majority draw (47-47, 47-47, 48-47)
Title Fight Joanna Jedrzejczyk def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
Yoel Romero def. Chris Weidman via TKO (flying knee) at :24 of R
Raquel Pennington def. Miesha Tate via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Undercard

Frankie Edgar def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Michael Johnson via submission (kimura) at 2:31 of R3
Tim Boetsch def. Rafael Natal via TKO (punches) at 3:22 of R1
Vicente Luque def. Belal Muhammad via KO (punches) at 1:19 of R1
Jim Miller def. Thiago Alves via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27
Liz Carmouche def. Katlyn Chookagian via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/803/ufc-205

that was one bloody coke and woodley was choking the wind out of him and at one time i thought he passed out but then he came back and fought out till the bell .it is probably the best fight of the year and i am sure a rematch will be pretty soon between them .Directbet did not have an odd for this match . ???

i really dont understand what is the problem with Connor Mcgregor ,the only time i bet for him to win was the first fight between Nate Diaz and i lost big time and the first time i waged a bet against him was the Aldo match, made bet left and right for that match under 2.5 for Aldo ,Aldo to win and so on and when i was watching that fight it started and ended just like that i could not even understand what was happening . fast forward to the present situation after a close fight with Nate again i thought he some how managed to win that battle and Alvarez could beat him to the pulp and i was again aggressive here wagging bet against Connor and now what happened is history .Hats off to all that favored Mcgregor

Wow, what a fight. There's a reason why odds shot up from -134 a couple days ago to -170 prior to the beginning of the fight. Sharps were all over McGregor. I was planning to bet 2nd round to be completed @ -140, and I'm sure as hell glad I didn't haha

Great performance from Conor McGregor, who becomes the first UFC fighter to ever hold two UFC world titles in two weight classes at the same time. I thought that McGregor was outmatched moving up in weight to challenge Alvarez, but he proved all his doubters wrong. His power is the true equalizer and he showed that he can hurt and knock out anyone in that weight class. Now the question becomes if he will try to move down to the Featherweight division and try to defend his world title there, or vacate that title and focus on the Lightweight division.

I just saw the fight because I was too tired to stay awake until it started, so I went to a website and saw it. Well, what can I say? It's really awesome how McGregor handled it. The combination of punches that KO'd Eddie were awesome, he's so quick and sharp.

I didn't gamble because I wasn't sure so I didn't win or lose any money.

Now the Mayweather vs McGregor rumors seem to begin again.

It was an awesome card! The fight between Woodley and Thompson started to bore me up till 2nd round but when Woodley chocked Thompson and Thompson managed to hang on till the bell rings is truly amazing. Bruce Buffer made a Steve Harvey by announcing that its a split decision and hand over the win to Woodley then Bruce went back to the ring to take it back and announced that its a majority draw.

McGregor and Alvarez fight made me stay standing although out the fight. Alvarez tried but came short on this fight. Alvarez admitted that he did not stick to the game plan and paid the price for that.

Over all UFC 205 had a great line up of fighters. It will take some time again before UFC will come up with the same kind of exciting line up.

I just recently saw the fight. I havent seen the way alvarez fights like that. He may be not in the 110% condition it is just because mcgregor is too good."they are not on my level" whos next?

i did watching too this fight and since the beginning of fight Alvarez has knockout by McGregor it's looks like McGregor has very enjoyed and very dominate the fight and this time McGregor is more confident and also he fight with very entertaining and he has deserve to win

Too easy for McGregor, I knew Alvarez wasn't up to it. He was outclassed from the moment the fight started. I'm surprised he lasted as far as the second round tbh.

Alvarez not even in the same league as Conor.

Conor McGregor @ Eddie Alvarez - it's obviously Conor dominated the fight, keeping his distance with cheap shots that knocked out Alvarez on the ground.

Tyron Woodley @ Stephen Thompson - battle of the night for me, that round 4 tho, how thopmson survived that round, he gained much respect that night. Waiting for the rematch.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk @ Karolina Kowalkiewicz - what an absolute war, close match tho,

Yoel Romero @ Chris Weidman - unexpected match flying knee to the head!

Raquel Pennington @ Miesha Tate - boring match, I think Miesha Tate will retire after the fight.

Oh please.  I would rather watch McGregor vs Ferguson in a real MMA fight than watch Mayweather fight him.  And from what I hear, Mayweather wants a lot of rules and limitations set up if he fights.  He's just out there for the money and to stay relevant.  I say Conor should just avoid fighting vs him if it wasn't by his rules.

Let's face it, boxing is dying in a real way.  There's just no growing interest in it if you compare it to MMA and especially the UFC.  This is its golden age and we should feel lucky to have lived in a time to witness it happen before our eyes.

This guy may really be the biggest star in the UFC right now. This is mcgregor's era. Well yeah alvarez is a good fighter as well but as mcgregor said " they are not on my average" and he continue proving this one. I am much more excited on his next oponent.

His (Conor) performance in UFC 205 is superb, he is cool and wait for the right timing to throw his jabs. He did not panicked when Alvarez tried to take him down. After every knock down, he checks if there's an opportunity to finish Alvarez, unlike others when they knock down their opponent, they immediately follow up with a barrage of punch or hammer fist but sometimes it backfires one example is the first match of Lesnar and Mir.

Conor's mic skills is his strength and he is quite accurate when he throws a punch last weekend. It's going to be another box office hit if UFC will push for the Conor vs Nate 3 but there are some articles written after UFC 205 that Woodley also wants a piece of Conor.

I was also able to see those, the other thing that i saw about how gregor fight is that he open his fingers and try to hold  alaverz arms which is so annoying for alvarez of course, and that stabbing front kick is keeping gregor from his phase. I think woodley would be to heavy for conor but let's see on what is going to happen

McGregor needs Mayweather if he wants a 9 figure payday, and even if Mayweather is rich for life and retired, if he is offered a 9 figure payday, he will come out of retirement because he is a businessman at the end of the day.

Im pretty sure McGregor is really interested in seeing the fight happening, and he will accept Mayweather rules (basically a regular boxing match) because again, Mayweather is the strong hand in the negotiations. I think he has like 1% chance of winning against Mayweather in a boxing match, but everyone is going to see that fight like it or not, which is why a lot of people think it's very possible that it happens.

There will be millions of dollars in bets alone that night. I know if the fight happens, im going all in on Mayweather.

Honestly McGregor had the reach advantage.... he had same height as Alvarez, with a big ass advantage in reach! how is this possible? is it only because his arms are longer?

Reach advantage is a major key in fights... this fight was a safe bet for McGregor, but so was the Hillary win bet, and she lost.. so you ever know.. beware when going all in on something that seems impossible to be lost, that small % of lossing may cost your entire net worth.

@thejaytiesto. Are you saying that Conor had the total advantage due to his longer reach alone? This has not been a problem for Alvarez in his past fights, so why mention this now? Conor won because he was clearly the better fighter. He was fast, had good timing and was precise with his punches and kicks. What does he need to do to prove himself to the doubters?

A loss is a loss, there still time for the two to fight again in the future, it was a good fight indeed but I can tell already that Conor is gonna win the game, he is so aggressive and has a good work ethics. Sadly, I miss to be the game because I was busy on my work, can anyone tell me what is the odds for betting with Conor on the fight? Should be a better odds because he was the challenger..

I don't think so.  Alvarez is done and a non factor now as long as McGregor is concerned.  The fight was a one sided affair and there wasn't even a peep from Alvarez except for the couple of leg kicks thrown in the first round. 

However if the fight was close and came like the McGregor vs Diaz II fight then who knows, Alvarez might be given a shot in a big money fight vs Conor again.  For now, McGregor is going for bigger and better match ups.

I was away for the weekend and finally just got a chance to watch the fight. I was
avoiding all the threads and all the sports news lol.

Wow I think it's fair to say Mcgregor is the most polarizing fighter
since Mike Tyson. I know mayweather is great but was  kinda boring and just
so good at defense.

Well, I'm not buying it....Eddie didn't fight as he usually does.  He knew Conor had the reach advantage....everybody did....so, why wasn't he closing the gap by shooting in more....This fight just didn't feel right!  But, well, we know how these things go down when big money is involved.....Eddie didn't even show-up for this fight. 

@cjmoles. Maybe Conor is a bad match up for Eddie Alvarez. There are some instances like these where it is different with how the fighter played the match in his mind and how it really is in actual fighting. Whatever the reason is, the fans will not pay to watch Conor versus Alvarez 2 for the time being. Maybe in the future if Alvarez improves and shows that he is in the level of Conor.

Its still too early to say that a McGregor Vs Alavarez 2 will not be as successful as McGregor Vs Alavarez 1. McGregor won in a very convincing manner so if you say that today, its like asking people to watch the fight again. But, if Alvarez takes a few matches and win just like how he ends his fights prior to UFC 205 and climb the ladder again to the number 1 spot in his division then who are we to stop UFC to give Alvarez to redeem himself.

@DaddyMonsi. Try looking at the situation from the point of view of Conor McGregor. What would his interest be in a rematch versus Eddie Alvarez? The fight was dominated by Conor and it was like Alvarez was put to a clinic to show how a real fighter should fight.

If Alvarez climbs the ladder again to the no.1 ranking at light weight then maybe Conor will fight him out of duty. He may not like it, but maybe he will. We all know Conor calls his own fights. He was urged to defend is bantam weight belt vs Aldo by Dana White but chose to fight Alvarez.

McGregor has reached the top of his career now and he can do something that can not be done by other fighters since he did first debuted on MMA it all happened fairly quickly untill the latest fight and i remember that when he was interviewed after his victory he say that will not apologize with all that he had done because the champion can do anything what he want

just saw on tmz the guy asked mayweather about mcgregor and he said
that he didn't even know he fought lol.... cmon now,  he also went on to
say how he was insulted to even be mentioned with cmac in the same sentence
or being compared to him as the floyd of the ufc.

I am hoping he is hyping up the possibility of the fight and a huge payday.

Conor already replied to the Mayweather fight and he said he is willing to box with him if the money is right and he is looking for an amount of over 100 million for the fight and he even said that Mayweather wont dare to step inside the cage for a real fight which is MMA and that is true,Mayweather wont have a chance if he is to fight in MMA but he is the best defensive boxer of all time and he does know how to promote a fight

Mayweather is a good boxer and one of the best ever to have played in the sport but he's beginning to be a joke now.  He's surely doing this to gain publicity and hustle McGregor out of his money.  And I think McGregor knows this, hence the 100 million USD asking price to fight Mayweather.

He is probably the current "baddest man on the planet" right now. Mayweather just called him out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVeRk7piOnk

He called him an ant, saying he is an elephant. I think the fight will happen.. look at the millions of views this stuff gets. If the Conor Mcgregor vs Mayweather happens we could be talking about the highest paid fight ever with the most views ever. Im sure both will agree to fight for the right amount of money.

Perhaps, I agree with you that Conor McCregor is a bad ass.

Regarding on Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather this just a bullshit I am sick of this, respect for the both fighters, you can't compare of the two because they have a different ground. Some fans don't understand the difference level of MMA compared to a professional boxer. A mma fighter focus on his striking both hands and feet, grappling, etc... while a boxer has completely dedicated his hands for perfection. If both fighter clashes on their prime fight with both hands only? Off course I will go with Mayweather. Just a vice versa  though.

Yeah. Thats right. Maybe they were just intimidated with the fighter. I remember how Conor knocks Aldo out. Conor is really good at precission and precission beats speed. At McGregor v Alvarez, Alvarez has a weak defense and thats Conor expose.us. No match against a fighter with better accuracy. Alvarez is careless so hes fucked.

See....Alvarez was a wrestler who knew that McGregor has a history of gassing out in three rounds, yet he didn't even shoot in on Conor and stayed right within Conor's range....Alvarez knew Conor had the reach; why didn't he close the gap?  It was just a very odd fight....it smells to me.  Can't wait for Nate to hold up that belt though....smile.  Nate won't mail it in....that's for sure!

It is obviously that Conor McGregor had the reach advantage compare to Eddie Alvarez. In the first round McGregor always keeping the distance with him, cheap shot with his right on the face...bang bang... connected near on his ear... knocked down and round 2 Conor dominated it. If Eddie attack using using his leg as a decoy maybe he can take down Conor and got a chance to defeat him but I doubt. I am looking forward for the triology of Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz, or Conor McGregor vs Jose Aldo or, Khabib vs McGregor.