Author: By Matt Parrino

Tyron Woodley, fresh off his highlight reel knockout of former king Robbie Lawler at UFC 201, took the stage at the UFC 205 on sale press conference Tuesday for the first time as the new welterweight champion.And New York let him have it.“I’m getting booed. This is the first time I’ve been getting booed, and it’s actually kind of dope,” Woodley said.RELATED STORIES: McGregor brings the show to New York City | Wonderboy finally gets title shot; Woodley prepared | Miesha Tate takes first step back toward title | Polish stars Jedrzejczyk, Kow … Read the Full Article Here

The tension that has simmered between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz, two Polish superstars now set to vie for the strawweight title at UFC 205, wasn’t evident at Tuesday’s on sale press conference until the staredown. During the press event at a packed Madison Square Garden, Jedrzejczyk had nothing but nice things to say about her compatriot and next opponent. It was a brief respite for the champ from what’s been an uncomfortable attitude toward Kowalkiewicz, who would bristle at the mere mention of her name in recent months. Initially Jedrzejczyk felt Kowalkie … Read the Full Article Here

The past 12 months have been a whirlwind in the UFC women’s bantamweight division. A year ago, Ronda Rousey was still atop the world as the division’s only UFC champion in history. Since then there have been three champions, and none of them have been able to defend the title. That has made the matchups in the deep division even more competitive and intriguing. UFC 205 will see Miesha Tate fight Raquel Pennington at the fabled Madison Square Garden on Nov. 12. Tate lost the title to current champion Amanda Nunes and is about to begin her climb back up the bantamweight mountain.
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UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will go up to 155 pounds to challenge lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, attempting to become the first-ever simultaneous two-weight world champion in the biggest event in UFC history.The headliner is the third title fight to hit the Big Apple in the UFC¹s first show in New York State.

 
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McGregor will retain his featherweight title through UFC 205. McGregor arrives in New York at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday to take part in a can¹t-miss UFC 205 pre-fight press con … Read the Full Article Here

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley makes his first title defense in the Big Apple on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden against No. 2-ranked Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Woodley won the title in July with a first-round knockout win against Robbie Lawler, who had defended the championship twice in one of the most talent-rich divisions in the UFC. Wonderboy has won seven in a row, including signature wins against former champion Johny Hendricks and title contender Rory MacDonald. Thompson is a karate fighter who has evolved into a well-round mixed martial artist since transitioning to MMA fr … Read the Full Article Here

The bad blood between UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson began boiling moments after “The Chosen One” took the belt from champion Robbie Lawler. Thompson, riding a six-fight win streak and fresh off a dominant win against Rory MacDonald, called for his title shot from the FS1 analyst chair during Woodley’s UFC 201 championship interview. The new champ didn’t seem too enthusiastic about the idea. “I think you said you wanted to fight Robbie Lawler, and you’ll get an opportunity to fight Robbie Lawler. Because … Read the Full Article Here