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
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Your support makes all the difference.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]
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When is it?
UFC 205 will take place at Madison Square Gardens in New York on Saturday 12 November 2016, although for viewers in the United Kingdom it will take place in the early hours of Sunday morning.
What time does it start?
The early prelims begin at 23:30 GMT [18:30 ET] on Saturday night, with the preliminary bouts beginning at 01:00 GMT [20:00 ET] and the main card starting at 03:00 GMT [22:00 ET] on Sunday morning.
What time will the McGregor vs Alvarez fight begin?
The main event will begin around 05:00 GMT [00:00 ET], although that could change depending on the rest of the main card.
What channel is it on?
Main Card - BT Sport 2
Prelims - Fight Pass / BT Sport 2
Early Prelims - Fight Pass
Main Card
- Lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez (154.6) vs. featherweight champ Conor McGregor (154.4) – for lightweight title
- Champ Tyron Woodley (169.8) vs. Stephen Thompson (169) – for welterweight title
- Champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk (114.4) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (114.4) – for strawweight title
- Yoel Romero (185.6) vs. Chris Weidman (185.8)
- Donald Cerrone (170.4)+ vs. Kelvin Gastelum (n/a)+
- Raquel Pennington (135.8) vs. Miesha Tate (135.6)
Preliminary Card
- Frankie Edgar (145.4) vs. Jeremy Stephens (145.8)
- Michael Johnson (155.8) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (155.8)
- Tim Boetsch (185.4) vs. Rafael Natal (185.4)
- Vicente Luque (170.6) vs. Belal Muhammad (170)
UFC Fight Pass Prelim Card
- Thiago Alves (162.6)* vs. Jim Miller (157.6)* – 163-pound catchweight
- Liz Carmouche (134.8) vs. Katlyn Chookagian (135)
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