Share this: Fight fans at Dallas’ American Airlines Arena are in for quite the treat Saturday night. Not only will they see heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic defend his title against Junior dos Santos in the UFC 211 main event, but they’ll also witness a second title fight when women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk faces Jessica Andrade. Oh, and that’s not all. Big names will be featured throughout the main card, as Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal, Frankie Edgar vs. Yair Rodriguez and Krzysztof Jotko vs. David Branch also will air during the pay-per-view. And former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, who lost his title to Conor McGregor at UFC 205, couldn’t even crack the main card, so he’ll face Dustin Poirier during the FX prelims. The main card will begin at 10 p.m. ET, but fans can
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UFC 211 Weigh-In Results: Stipe Miocic, Junior Dos Santos Set For Main Event
Share this: UFC 211, which is headlined by the five-round heavyweight title bout between Stipe Miocic and Junior dos Santos, and the strawweight title bout between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jessica Andrade, airs live on pay-per-view from American Airlines Center in Dallas on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. Four prelim bouts will air live on FX starting at 8 p.m. Three fights will kick off the night of action on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 6:30 p.m. Main EventStipe Miocic (246) vs. Junior dos Santos (245) Pay-Per-View Main CardJoanna Jedrzejczyk (115) vs. Jessica Andrade (114.5)Demian Maia (170.5) vs. Jorge Masvidal (171)Frankie Edgar (145.5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (146)Krzysztof Jotko (185) vs. David Branch (185) FS1 PrelimsEddie Alvarez (156) vs. Dustin Poirier (156)Chas Skelly (146) vs. Jason Knight (146)Chase
Conor McGregor Denies UFC Stripped Him Of Featherweight Title Belt
Share this: Conor McGregor says he still has the UFC featherweight title belt, and if you want him to give it up, you’ll have to do so in the Octagon. UFC recently announced McGregor vacated the featherweight belt he won at UFC 205 last month after beating Eddie Alvarez. UFC rules prohibit fighters from holding two belts simultaneously, but McGregor, who also owns the lightweight belt, doesn’t appear to care. He even went as far to deny he relinquished the featherweight belt. “I’m also in something going on with the UFC, they’re trying to strip me and I was like, ‘Well, I ain’t stripped. I still got that belt, that belt is still at home right now’,” McGregor recently said at an event in Northern Ireland. “I’m
Watch Fans Brawl Before Conor McGregor’s UFC 205 Fight At Madison Sq. Garden
Share this: Some people can’t help but to ruin other peoples’ fun. That was the case Saturday night at Madison Square Garden when fans in attendance started brawling shortly before the UFC 205 main event between Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez. One younger guy seemed to be fighting three or four older men, who showed him the folly of his youthful recklessness. [embedded content] Never forget, violence is acceptable in only one place at a UFC event: the octagon. H/t Deadspin.com More Stories Source link
UFC 205 Conor McGregor Vs. Eddie Alvarez Live: Results, Highlights, Analysis
Share this: NEW YORK — The wait is over. The atmosphere here at Madison Square Garden is electric as mixed martial art’s greatest athletes get set to take center stage at The World’s Most Famous Arena for UFC 205. The jam-packed card features three title bouts, highlighted by a champion-versus-champion battle between featherweight belt-holder Conor McGregor and lightweight king Eddie Alvarez in the lightweight championship match. Tyron Woodley will also try to defend his welterweight title belt against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Joanna Jedrzejczyk squares off against Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the women’s strawweight title fight. The main event card will kick off at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view, but fight fans will have plenty of preliminary bouts to watch until then. Be sure to check back
Eddie Alvarez Mocks ‘Desperate’ Conor McGregor Over Family Comments
Conor McGregor’s extremely violent threat could have turned Eddie Alvarez’s world upside down, sending the UFC lightweight champion into a fit of rage ahead of the fighters’ upcoming showdown at UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden. Instead, Alvarez is staying on an even keel, suggesting McGregor’s disparaging remarks actually bode well for his upcoming title defense. McGregor said during a conference call last week that he’s going to “retire” Alvarez this Saturday and that his wife and kids “won’t ever recognize him again” following the fight. Alvarez didn’t respond at the time, and he brushed off the comments on a new episode of “U... NESN.com