Share this: NEW YORK — Conor McGregor became the first two-division champion in UFC history Saturday night, and that means he owns two belts. So get the man his belts. The Notorious badly wanted to wear both of them after his second-round KO win over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, but only one — the lightweight belt, which he claimed Saturday — apparently was available. UFC president Dana White came to the rescue, though, and McGregor had his moment at Madison Square Garden. McGregor, who’s also the UFC featherweight champ, later climbed atop the octagon and celebrated with the fans who supported him throughout the week. Now the question becomes, can McGregor keep both belts? White didn’t seem opposed to the idea when asked earlier this
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UFC 205 Bonuses: Conor McGregor Among Recipients On Big Night In New York
Share this: NEW YORK — UFC president Dana White announced Saturday night that UFC 205, the promotion’s inaugural event in the Empire State, drew 20,472 fans to Madison Square Garden, with a $17.7 million gate that set records for the arena and the sport. The Fight of the Night was welterweight champion Tyron Woodley’s majority draw against Stephen Thompson. Performances of the Night came from Conor McGregor, who became the first UFC two-division champion, and Yoel Romero, who defeated Chris Weidman with a third-round TKO and had an interesting exchange with middleweight champ Michael Bisping. White also said UFC 205 pay-per-view sales set a record, but he didn’t provide any numbers. Thumbnail photo via Adam Hunger/USA TODAY Sports Images 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
Conor McGregor Drops Extremely Violent Threat On Eddie Alvarez Before UFC 205
Share this: Conor McGregor, who holds the UFC featherweight championship, will look to become the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously when he faces lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez next Saturday at UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden. But the fight is about more than just belts. McGregor made it clear Thursday during a joint conference call that he wants to end Alvarez’s mixed martial arts career. “I’m going to retire him on this night,” McGregor said, according to MMAJunkie.com. “He has been through a hell of a lot of wars. He has been dropped continuously. I can see it in him. You can see the effects of war on his face. Respect to him, he’s a
Conor McGregor Fined $150K For Role In UFC 202 Press Conference Fiasco
Share this: Once Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz stepped into the octagon at August’s UFC 202, the two bitter rivals had a fight for the ages. But that’s not what we’re talking about roughly two months later. Instead, the big news Monday regarded the fighters’ chaotic UFC 202 press conference and the consequences that came from their bottle-throwing fiasco. While Diaz’s punishment still hasn’t been determined, McGregor was fined $150,000 and ordered to serve 50 hours of community service within six months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday. The press conference was quite the spectacle, as McGregor showed up late and Diaz ended up leaving early, but not before the two started shouting swears at each other and hurling water bottles. The good news for McGregor is
UFC 204 Live: Michael Bisping Vs. Dan Henderson Round By Round, Card Results
Share this: So, they meet again. UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping will defend his title Saturday night in the UFC main event against challenger Dan Henderson in Manchester, England. And if it’s anything like the first time these two faced each other, Bisping is in for one heck of a fight. That fight won’t happen until well after the main card begins at 10 p.m. ET, but there will be plenty of undercard bouts to enjoy until then. Be sure to check back here for a live blog of Bisping-Henderson with round-by-round analysis. You also can check out live results for every fight below and view a live stream of the event here. Michael Bisping Vs. Dan Henderson Live Round-By-Round CommentaryPre-Fight: They’re in the octagon. It’s time