After several weeks of rumblings and negotiations, Eddie Alvarez vs Conor McGregor bout is finally confirmed to headline UFC 205 on the 12th of November.
Following the news, UFC President Dana White made his confirmation late Monday via SportsCenter. From the initial report, Alvarez also shown his interest and would likely fight the No. 2 ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 206 happening in December and that Conor McGregor is not supposed to be part of UFC 205 due to injury. However the promotion didn’t came into fruition and has been totally replaced instead.
UFC officials confirmed the matchup and will take place at Madison Square Garden New York City and will be aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Pass. Alvarez who holds the record of 28-4 MMA and 3-1 UFC freshly came from a victory against Rafael dos Anjos last summer and is currently the lightweight champion. In addition, his UFC records 3-1 came from victories against Gilbert Melendez and Anthony Pettis and a defeat against Donald Cerrone in his 2014 debut fight.
On the other hand, Conor McGregor (20-3 MMA and 8-1 UFC) remained the notorious guy in the Octagon. After the defeat against Diaz last March, he bounced back in a rematch and won via unanimous decision in the headliner of UFC 202.
While this is a test of pride for Alvarez, the Ireland’s featherweight champion will get the chance and is set to break the record of the first fighter in the UFC to hold 2 belts at the same time. In addition to McGregor’s achievements the Irishman was amusingly remembered for knocking out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds and bagged the 145-pound belt.
Alvarez and McGregor came from different legacies along with their different styles of fighting. But only one thing is sure, this fight is unquestionably a monumental event in the history of UFC. Checking out social networks proved a lot of strong responses and crowd reactions. Stay tuned for latest updates.
Meanwhile, you can also check UFC 205 fight cards below:
• Champ Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson – for welterweight title
• Champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz – for strawweight title
• Yoel Romero vs. Chris Weidman
• Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy
• Raquel Pennington vs. Miesha Tate
• Donald Cerrone vs. Kelvin Gastelum
• Liz Carmouche vs. Katlyn Chookagian
• Thiago Alves vs. Jim Miller
• Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens
• Tim Boetsch vs. Rafael Natal
• Lyman Good vs. Belal Muhammad
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