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UFC 205 live: Conor McGregor knocks out Eddie Alvarez to win the lightweight champions to make history

Follow the latest from UFC 205 in New York as Conor McGregor bis to win the lightweight title

Jack de Menezes
London and New York
,James Edwards
Saturday 12 November 2016 23:53 GMT
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Conor McGregor weighs in ahead of his UFC 205 fight with Eddie Alvarez
Conor McGregor weighs in ahead of his UFC 205 fight with Eddie Alvarez (Getty)

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Conor McGregor became the UFC's first simultaneous two-weight champion after he knocked out Eddie Alvarez in the second round of their UFC 205 main event, with the Irishman adding the lightweight title to the featherweight championship he already held. 'Re-live all the action here with James Edwards at Madison Square Gardens in New York and Jack de Menezes in London.

  • Conor McGregor knocks out Eddie Alvarez to win the UFC lightweight title
  • Tyron Woodley retains the welterweight championship against Stephen Thompson after majority draw
  • Joanna Jedrzejczyk beats Karolina Kowalkiewicz to retain the strawweight title
  • Chris Weidman knocked out by Yoel Romero by a devastating flying knee
  • Miesha Tate announces retirement after defeat by Raquel Pennington
  • Frankie Edgar wins on pre-lims against Jeremy Stephens

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Main card:

Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor [lightweight title fight]

Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson [welterweight title fight]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz [strawweight title fight]

Chris Weidman vs Yoel Romero [middleweight]

Miesha Tate vs Raquel Pennington [bantamweight]

Preliminaries:

Frankie Edgar vs Jeremy Stephens [featherweight]

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Michael Johnson [lightweight]

Rashad Evans vs Tim Kennedy [light heavyweight]

Vicente Luque vs Belal Muhammad [welterweight]

Early pre-lims:

Jim Miller vs Thiago Alves [welterweight]

Rafael Natal vs Tim Boetsch [middleweight]

Liz Carmouche vs Katlyn Chookagian [bantamweight]

Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of UFC 205 as we bring you all the latest news from fight week ahead of this Saturday's epic lightweight title fight bewteen Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor.

Jack de Menezes8 November 2016 15:32

Who will win the main event at UFC 205?

Jack de Menezes8 November 2016 15:32

Welcome to this UFC 205 fight week live blog. 

I'm Jim Edwards (@MMA_JIM) and I'm here on the ground in the big apple as we build up to the UFC's biggest ever night. 

If you are wondering how you can watch the event on Saturday check out our UFC 205 Guide right HERE.

James Edwards8 November 2016 16:55

Good morning from New York! As you can imagine it's been a crazy 24 hours in America but the show must go on. 

We wake up to the news this morning that the UFC will be returning to London on March 18 2017 .....

This news was announced via press release:

After months of speculation, UFC today announced its much anticipated return to London, England. The event will take place at The O2 in London on Saturday, March 18, 2017.

Following a hugely successful event in February 2016 - UFC FIGHT NIGHT: SILVA vs. BISPINGwhich sold out in just 27 minutes - the organisation has confirmed that it will return to the English capital for a second consecutive year.

No fewer than five UFC events have been hosted in Europe this year, with a sixth set to take place in Belfast, Northern Ireland on November 19. Two of those six events took place in the UK, as UFC’s fan base continues to grow at a phenomenal rate in the region.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT LONDON will kick start the organisation’s 2017 European events calendar, with more events set to be announced in the coming months.

The growing popularity of mixed martial arts in the UK is something which has undoubtedly been fuelled by the success of athletes such as Michael “The Count” Bisping, a pioneer of MMA in the UK who this year became Britain’s very first UFC world champion. 

As the popuarity of the sport in Britian continues to grow, so too does the demand from fans for live events.

James Elliott, Vice President and General Manager of UFC EMEA, said, "The UK, and in particular London, is an incredibly important market for us. Time and time again we return to the UK and we are blown away by the enthusiasm and support from the fans.

“Never has there been a better time for mixed martial arts in this region. The UK has its first ever world champion and we have an extremely exciting pool of talented young British athletes looking to make names for themselves on the international stage. What better way to kick off 2017 than with a return to The O2 in London?”

Tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT LONDON will go on general sale on Friday, January 27 via AXS and Ticketmaster. Fight Club members will get the opportunity to purchase their tickets early on Wednesday, January 25 at 10:00 a.m. and UFC newsletter subscribers on Thursday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m.

James Edwards9 November 2016 15:19

Here is the schedule today ...

UFC®205: OPEN WORKOUTS

Madison Square Garden Arena Floor

New York, New York 10001

9:30am – 12pm

Participants:

Eddie Alvarez – UFC lightweight champion

Conor McGregor – UFC featherweight champion

Tyron Woodley – UFC welterweight champion

Stephen Thompson – No. 2 UFC welterweight

Joanna Jedrzejczyk – UFC women’s strawweight champion

Karolina Kowalkiewicz – No. 2 UFC women’s strawweight

Details:

9:30am:           Media check-in & doors open to the public

10am:              Eddie Alvarez workout

10:20am:         Joanna Jedrzejczyk workout

10:40am:         Tyron Woodley workout

11am:              Karolina Kowalkiewicz workout

11:20am:         Stephen Thompson workout

11:40am:         Conor McGregor workout

James Edwards9 November 2016 15:27

James Edwards9 November 2016 16:02

Check out the highlights of Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Eddie Alvarez from earlier today at MSG

James Edwards9 November 2016 16:18

Tyron Wooldye just rallied the crowd after doing some lightpad work

James Edwards9 November 2016 16:38

James Edwards9 November 2016 20:18

Check out the staredowns from the UFC 205 media today at Madison Square Garden 

James Edwards9 November 2016 20:47

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