UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor Prediction and Info Thread

[bbc.reporter]

@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.

[eaLiTy]

@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.

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  ,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.

[Rubberduckie]

@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.

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.

[DeathAngel]

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

[eaLiTy]

@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.

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.

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.

[tokeweed]

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

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.

[Cazkys]

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.

[Rubberduckie]

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.

[tokeweed]

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.

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/

[tokeweed]

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

[Clement Kaliyar]

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.

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/

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

[tokeweed]

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.

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/

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.

[23dzmaz]

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.

[lemipawa]

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.

[eaLiTy]

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  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  . i dont think they will ever cancel the New york event .

[Clement Kaliyar]

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.

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

[DaddyMonsi]

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.

[pereira4]

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.

[bbc.reporter]

@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.

[FrueGreads]

@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.