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Tom Taylor - November 14, 2016

Tom Taylor - November 14, 2016

On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 205, UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor knocked out lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez to become the first fighter in UFC history to hold two titles simultaneously. Earlier that same night, UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley defended his title with a tooth-and-nail majority draw opposite Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. In the buildup to these two memorable fights, McGregor and Woodley had a number of tense encounters. They also had a pretty heated exchange on Twitter. Given that McGregor spent much of 2016 in Woodley’s welterweight division, where he went 1-1 across to bouts with Nate Diaz, his run-ins with Woodley immediately generated buzz about a potential fight between them.

Tom Taylor - November 14, 2016

One year ago today, the UFC took over sunny Melbourne, Australia’s Etihad Stadium with UFC 193. In the evening’s main event, transcendent MMA star and women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey sought to make another defense of her title against Holly Holm. By all accounts, it was expected to be a blowout for Rousey, who was identified by some oddsmakers as as much as a -1650 betting favorite. The fight was not the blowout we expected.

Tom Taylor - November 14, 2016

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Chris Taylor - November 13, 2016

The Boss @DanaWhite recaps an amazing event w/ @MeganOlivi at #UFC205 https://t.co/67hCQKwBsw — UFC (@ufc) November 14, 2016

Tom Taylor - November 13, 2016

The former champ @EAlvarezFight chats about the main event at #UFC205 https://t.co/PrJqpg3Qp3 — UFC (@ufc) November 14, 2016

Tom Taylor - November 13, 2016

Since she entered mainstream consciousness on season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter, Colorado’s Raquel Pennington has stood out as something of a gatekeeper. While nobody refuted her talent, it was hard to imagine her contending for UFC bantamweight gold. On Saturday night, that changed. Pennington kicked off the main card of the landmark UFC 205 alongside women’s MMA pioneer Miesha Tate, who was, coincidentally, her coach on the Ultimate Fighter. The bout marked the starkest test of Pennington’s career – and she passed it with flying colors.

Tom Taylor - November 13, 2016

  Conor McGregor will go down in history as the first UFC fighter to hold two titles in two weight classes simultaneously. He achieved this incredible feat last night, in the main event of the historic UFC 205, when he stole the lightweight belt from Eddie Alvarez with a beautiful, second round knockout. This lightweight belt will join the featherweight belt on the Irishman’s crowded mantle.

Tom Taylor - November 13, 2016

Last night, in the co-main event of the historic UFC 205, welterweight champion Tyron Woodley made the first defense of his title against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson – but only narrowly. The pair’s five-round battle was so competitive that the end result was a majority draw. Given the nature of Woodley’s war with Thompson, all signs immediately pointed to a rematch between the two. UFC President Dana White then confirmed that this would probably be the next move at the UFC 205 post-fight press conference.

Tom Taylor - November 13, 2016

Last night, on the undercard of UFC 205, lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov extended his record to a sparkling 24-0. He did so with an incredible win over a game Michael Johnson. Nurmagomedov achieved this win by soundly out-grappling his foe until he found an opening for a kimura in the third round.

Tom Taylor - November 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/P9X0Ge_4xT4 Last night, the UFC made its long awaited debut in New York City with a stacked UFC 205. The massive card’s headliner saw UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor challenge Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title in a bid to become the first fighter in UFC history to hold two titles in two weight classes simultaneously. Though the fight’s betting odds suggested Alvarez had a real chance of winning this fight, McGregor ultimately made his history. The Irish star effortlessly picked his foe apart, dropping him with left hands three times before putting him down for good in the second round.

Tom Taylor - November 13, 2016

Last night, in the co-main event of UFC 205, UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley engaged in a wild, five-round battle with streaking challenger Stephen Thompson. Throughout this classic title fight, both fighters had their moments, as Woodley nearly finished his foe on several occasions, and Thompson dictated the action for the remainder of the encounter. The end result, then, was an extremely close contest, and a very difficult task for the three cage-side judges.

Tom Taylor - November 13, 2016

Last night, in the main event of the historic UFC 205, Conor McGregor made history by becoming the first UFC fighter ever to wear gold in two divisions simultaneously. The Irishman made this history by levelling lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez with a blistering, second-round combo.

Tom Taylor - November 13, 2016

Last night, on the undercard of the stacked UFC 205, Dagestan’s Khabib Nurmagomedov put his flawless, 23-o record on the line against venomous striker Michael Johnson. Though he was given some trouble by his foe’s striking in the early going, Nurmagomedov ultimately came out on top, brutalizing his opponent on the mat until he found an opening for a kimura in the third round. With this win, the Russian star now sits at a sparkling 24-0 overall.

Chris Taylor - November 13, 2016

Eddie Alvarez suffered a lopsided second-round knockout loss to Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 205 last night at Madison Square Garden in New York. The loss snapped Eddie’s three fight win streak and also provided history as Conor McGregor became the first fighter in UFC history to hold two belts simultaneously.

Chris Taylor - November 13, 2016

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley left Madison Square Garden with his title following an epic five-round war with Stephen Thompson in the evenings co-main event. “The Chosen One” and “Wonderboy” battled to a majority draw, this after two judges scored the fight 47-47 and one judge scored the contest in favor of T-Wood 48-47.

bjpenndotcom - November 13, 2016

In the main event of UFC 205, Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez stepped into the Octagon for a historic lightweight title fight to cap off an incredible night of fights. It took just moments for McGregor to land his signature left hand shot and drop Alvarez. Alvarez’ heart showed as he immediately popped back up to his feet. Despite that, McGregor continued to land strikes throughout the remainder of the first round. In the second round, McGregor once again came out aggressive and precise as he landed bombs on Alvarez, ultimately landing a 4-punch combination to get the TKO victory, and claim the lightweight championship, becoming the first man to hold two simultaneous UFC championships. Immediately, Twitter went wild with reactions to the fight, and McGregor making history in the main event of what was a spectacular night of fights.

bjpenndotcom - November 12, 2016

https://youtu.be/P9X0Ge_4xT4 In the main event of UFC 205, Conor McGregor made history as he claimed the UFC lightweight championship, picking apart Eddie Alvarez throughout the first round and a half, and knocking the champ down several times en route to a second round TKO win that put McGregor’s name in the history books as the first ever simultaneous two division world champion.