In 24 hours all the hype and talk will be done, and UFC 205 will finally be upon us. Heading to New York City for the first time ever, the UFC has carefully constructed a super card of epic proportions.
The main event is a salivating prospect for all sects of fans. Followers of Conor McGregor will have the opportunity to watch their man attempt two-weight title glory for the first time in UFC history. Equally as exciting for Eddie Alvarez fans, he’ll look to KO McGregor and defend his belt.
The Feud
Although they were very vocal at the pre-fight presser last night, the lightweight champion and his Irish rival haven’t exactly been involved a whole lot. Perhaps it’s the US election, or maybe another factor, but the promotion and ‘confrontations’ that we are used to has just not been there.
Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez stared during a tense moment at the weigh-ins. After both men hit the scales for the ceremonial UFC 205 weigh-ins, this happened. Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda ROusey shows up after the final staredpown!?!
Skip to the final part of the video for the face-off between Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez, followed by Ronda Rousey storming off the stage!
Event: UFC 205: “Alvarez vs. McGregor”
Date: Sat., Nov. 12, 2016
Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, New York
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View (PPV)
The complete UFC 205 early weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez (154.6) vs. featherweight champ Conor McGregor (154.4) – for lightweight title
Champ Tyron Woodley (169.8) vs. Stephen Thompson (169) – for welterweight title
Champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk (114.4) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (114.4) – for strawweight title
Yoel Romero (185.6) vs. Chris Weidman (185.8)
Donald Cerrone (170.4)+ vs. Kelvin Gastelum (n/a)+
Raquel Pennington (135.8) vs. Miesha Tate (135.6)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
Frankie Edgar (145.4) vs. Jeremy Stephens (145.8)
Michael Johnson (155.8) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (155.8)
Tim Boetsch (185.4) vs. Rafael Natal (185.4)
Vicente Luque (170.6) vs. Belal Muhammad (170)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)
Thiago Alves (162.6)* vs. Jim Miller (157.6)* – 163-pound catchweight
Liz Carmouche (134.8) vs. Katlyn Chookagian (135)
* – Alves missed the 156-pound limit and was fined 20 percent of his purse. Because the commission required them to be within five pounds of each other, Miller added weight to make the bout with Alves official. Miller wasn’t fined, and Alves can weigh no more than 173 pounds on fight night for what is now a 163-pound catchweight bout.
+ – Fight is off after Gastelum opted not to weigh in
