UFC 205 results: Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez live stream play-by-play updates

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the pay-per-view (PPV) market this Saturday night (Nov. 12, 2016) for what could be the greatest mixed martial arts (MMA) fight card of all time. UFC 205: “Alvarez vs. McGregor” will feature three championship title fights, including the lightweight championship main event, where Eddie Alvarez will have five rounds to defend his 155-pound strap from current featherweight kingpin Conor McGregor.

In the UFC 205 co-main event, also scheduled for five rounds, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will make his first-ever title defense against skilled striker and 170-pound No. 1 contender Stephen Thompson. In addition, UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk gives 25 minutes to 115-pound adversary Karolina Kowalkiewicz, who like the aforementioned champion, has been perfect throughout her combat sports career.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 205 fight card below, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET, and then the remaining undercard balance on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET.

Many of our readers check-in before, during and after the televised fisticuffs to share their thoughts on all the exciting action. Therefore, feel free to leave a comment (or 205) before you split and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it always turns out to be a great discussion.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis after “Alvarez vs. McGregor.”

Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 205 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)

UFC 205 QUICK RESULTS:

Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor
Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Yoel Romero vs. Chris Weidman
Donald Cerrone vs. Kelvin Gastelum — CANCELED! FULL STORY HERE.
Raquel Pennington vs. Miesha Tate
Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Michael Johnson
Belal Muhammad vs. Vicente Luque — Luque def. Muhammad by KO (punches) at 1;19 of Round One
Liz Carmouche vs. Katlyn Chookagian — Carmouche def. Chookagian by split decision (28-29, 29-8 x2)
Thiago Alves vs. Jim Miller — Miller def. Alves by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Tim Boetsch vs. Rafael Natal

UFC 205 PLAY-BY-PLAY:

155 lbs.: Lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez vs. featherweight champion Conor McGregor (for 155-pound title only)

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Round 5:

Final result:

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170 lbs.: Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Round 5:

Final result:

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115 lbs.: Strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Round 5:

Final result:

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185 lbs.: Yoel Romero vs. Chris Weidman

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Final result:

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135 lbs.: Raquel Pennington vs. Miesha Tate

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Final result:

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145 lbs.: Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Final result:

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155 lbs.: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Michael Johnson

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Final result:

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185 lbs.: Tim Boetsch vs. Rafael Natal

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Final result:

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170 lbs.: Belal Muhammad vs. Vicente Luque

Round 1: Low kicks from Luque. Muhammad looks for a high kick. Body kicks from Luque bouncing off the forearms. Good exchange. One minute in. Luque pressuring well. Muhammad plants his feet to throw back, only to get flattened by a left hook. A few follow-up punches and Luque has his second consecutive knockout victory.

Final result: Luque def. Muhammad by KO (punches)

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155 lbs.: Thiago Alves vs. Jim Miller

Round 1: Miller on the advance, lands a 1-2. Hard counter knee from Alves as Miller tries to open up. One minute in. Low kick by Miller. Uppercut to straight left. Alves looks for a head kick. Another left from Miller, who catches a head kick and takes Alves down into guard. Two minutes in. Alves tries to kick him away, cannot do so. Alves scoots to the fence and Miller looks for the back. Two minutes to go.

Alves spins to his feet and separates. Straight left by Miller, who’s slipped most of Alves’ straight rights. One minute to go. Body kick lands for Miller. Straight left form Miller and then an exchange near the fence. Miller ties up and eats a  pair of knees. Alves marching forward at the bell. 10-9 Miller.

Round 2: Both men light on their feet early on. Right hand from Miller. Alves lands a body kick, eats another straight left. He tries a jumping knee. One minute in. Uppercut by Miller, met by a jab. 3-2 from Alves and a body kick. Miller shoots, sprawled on.  Alves eats a body kick in return. He jumps in with a knee and Miller immediately takes him down. Two minutes in. Half guard for Miller, who’s looking for a front headlock as Alves turns into him. Alves trying to get to the fence as Miller threatens an arm-triangle, Two minutes to go.

Alves trying to use the fence to stand. Miller staying heavy on him, landing as he does. Alves slinging right hands. Left hook, right hand, knee. One minute to go. Miller looking for a single-leg. Sneaky elbow by Miller on the counter after they split. Alves opening up, tries to spin. 10-9 Miller.

Round 3: Miller with an inside low kick. Body kick from Alves, eats a straight left. Good inside low kick and left hand from Miller. Alves knocks hi off-balance and pursues. One minute in. Beautiful blast double from Miller into guard. Now half guard. Alves trying hard to stand with an underhook. Two minutes in. He scrambles up and lands a head kick. Miller body kick, Alves answers. Two minutes to go.

Miller times a kick and hits another takedown into half guard. Alves rolls into turtle position and continues to scramble, only to get slung back down with a guillotine. Miller retains half guard. Miller nearly takes mount. He loses top position looking for another guillotine with thirty seconds to go. Alves desperately drops punches until the bell. 10-9 Miller.

Final result: Miller def. Alves by unanimous decision

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135 lbs.: Liz Carmouche vs. Katlyn Chookagian

Round 1: Carmouche stomping forward, Chookagian circling. Low kick from Chookagian, Carmouche responds in kind. One minute in. More low kicks from both women. Body kick and right hand land for Carmouche, then a counter right. Low kick and Carmouche plants her against the cage. Two minutes in. Chookagian seated, landing shart elbows to the side off the head. She pops up, still clinched with two minutes to go.

Knee from Chookagian as Carmouche continues to drive forward. Carmouche changes levels, lifts, and scores another takedown. One minute to go. Carmouche grinds away until the bell. 10-9 Carmouche.

Round 2: Back to the low kicks. Carmouche grabs a front headlock and hauls her to the fence. Chookagian gets underhooks and separates. Low kick from Chookagian, 1-2 soon after. One minute in. Carmouche catches a body kick and hits a slam into side control. She stays heavy, landing elbows. Two minutes in. Chookagian looks for the underhook to stand, Carmouche keeps her down with the front headlock and she regains guard. Two minutes to go.

Chookagian trying to use a body triangle. Carmouche postures up and Chookagian gets her feet under her. Good knee as they separate. One minute to go. Left hand connects. Carmouche leg kick, Chookagian body kick. Counter right from Katlyn. Leg kick before the bell. 10-9 Carmouche.

Round 3: Kicks from Carmouche to start the round. Low kick lands. Hard combo from Chookagian and she drops Carmouche with a head kick. Carmouche shoots in and eats a pair of hard knees. One minute in. Good knee from Carmouche as she continues to press in. They separate. Combo from Chookagian. Counter right lands. Carmouche looks tired, but manages to shoot in and score a takedown. Two minutes in. Chookagian seated against the fence, eats a knee on the way up. They separate. Two minutes to go.

Carmouche lands a low kick. Chookagian looking for the head kick again. One minute to go. Carmouche trips her up with a leg kick. Carmouche shoots and Chookagian sprawls. She continues fighting off the takedown until the bell. 10-9 Chookagian.

Final result: Carmouche def. Chookagian by split decision

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the pay-per-view (PPV) market this Saturday night (Nov. 12, 2016) for what could be the greatest mixed martial arts (MMA) fight card of all time. UFC 205: “Alvarez vs. McGregor” will feature three championship title fights, including the lightweight championship main event, where Eddie Alvarez will have five rounds to defend his 155-pound strap from current featherweight kingpin Conor McGregor.

In the UFC 205 co-main event, also scheduled for five rounds, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will make his first-ever title defense against skilled striker and 170-pound No. 1 contender Stephen Thompson. In addition, UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk gives 25 minutes to 115-pound adversary Karolina Kowalkiewicz, who like the aforementioned champion, has been perfect throughout her combat sports career.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 205 fight card below, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET, and then the remaining undercard balance on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET.

Many of our readers check-in before, during and after the televised fisticuffs to share their thoughts on all the exciting action. Therefore, feel free to leave a comment (or 205) before you split and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it always turns out to be a great discussion.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis after “Alvarez vs. McGregor.”

Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 205 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)

UFC 205 QUICK RESULTS:

Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor
Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Yoel Romero vs. Chris Weidman
Donald Cerrone vs. Kelvin Gastelum — CANCELED! FULL STORY HERE.
Raquel Pennington vs. Miesha Tate
Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Michael Johnson
Belal Muhammad vs. Vicente Luque — Luque def. Muhammad by KO (punches) at 1;19 of Round One
Liz Carmouche vs. Katlyn Chookagian — Carmouche def. Chookagian by split decision (28-29, 29-8 x2)
Thiago Alves vs. Jim Miller — Miller def. Alves by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Tim Boetsch vs. Rafael Natal

UFC 205 PLAY-BY-PLAY:

155 lbs.: Lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez vs. featherweight champion Conor McGregor (for 155-pound title only)

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Round 5:

Final result:

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170 lbs.: Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Round 5:

Final result:

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115 lbs.: Strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Round 5:

Final result:

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185 lbs.: Yoel Romero vs. Chris Weidman

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Final result:

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135 lbs.: Raquel Pennington vs. Miesha Tate

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Final result:

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145 lbs.: Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Final result:

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155 lbs.: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Michael Johnson

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Final result:

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185 lbs.: Tim Boetsch vs. Rafael Natal

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Final result:

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170 lbs.: Belal Muhammad vs. Vicente Luque

Round 1: Low kicks from Luque. Muhammad looks for a high kick. Body kicks from Luque bouncing off the forearms. Good exchange. One minute in. Luque pressuring well. Muhammad plants his feet to throw back, only to get flattened by a left hook. A few follow-up punches and Luque has his second consecutive knockout victory.

Final result: Luque def. Muhammad by KO (punches)

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155 lbs.: Thiago Alves vs. Jim Miller

Round 1: Miller on the advance, lands a 1-2. Hard counter knee from Alves as Miller tries to open up. One minute in. Low kick by Miller. Uppercut to straight left. Alves looks for a head kick. Another left from Miller, who catches a head kick and takes Alves down into guard. Two minutes in. Alves tries to kick him away, cannot do so. Alves scoots to the fence and Miller looks for the back. Two minutes to go.

Alves spins to his feet and separates. Straight left by Miller, who’s slipped most of Alves’ straight rights. One minute to go. Body kick lands for Miller. Straight left form Miller and then an exchange near the fence. Miller ties up and eats a  pair of knees. Alves marching forward at the bell. 10-9 Miller.

Round 2: Both men light on their feet early on. Right hand from Miller. Alves lands a body kick, eats another straight left. He tries a jumping knee. One minute in. Uppercut by Miller, met by a jab. 3-2 from Alves and a body kick. Miller shoots, sprawled on.  Alves eats a body kick in return. He jumps in with a knee and Miller immediately takes him down. Two minutes in. Half guard for Miller, who’s looking for a front headlock as Alves turns into him. Alves trying to get to the fence as Miller threatens an arm-triangle, Two minutes to go.

Alves trying to use the fence to stand. Miller staying heavy on him, landing as he does. Alves slinging right hands. Left hook, right hand, knee. One minute to go. Miller looking for a single-leg. Sneaky elbow by Miller on the counter after they split. Alves opening up, tries to spin. 10-9 Miller.

Round 3: Miller with an inside low kick. Body kick from Alves, eats a straight left. Good inside low kick and left hand from Miller. Alves knocks hi off-balance and pursues. One minute in. Beautiful blast double from Miller into guard. Now half guard. Alves trying hard to stand with an underhook. Two minutes in. He scrambles up and lands a head kick. Miller body kick, Alves answers. Two minutes to go.

Miller times a kick and hits another takedown into half guard. Alves rolls into turtle position and continues to scramble, only to get slung back down with a guillotine. Miller retains half guard. Miller nearly takes mount. He loses top position looking for another guillotine with thirty seconds to go. Alves desperately drops punches until the bell. 10-9 Miller.

Final result: Miller def. Alves by unanimous decision

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135 lbs.: Liz Carmouche vs. Katlyn Chookagian

Round 1: Carmouche stomping forward, Chookagian circling. Low kick from Chookagian, Carmouche responds in kind. One minute in. More low kicks from both women. Body kick and right hand land for Carmouche, then a counter right. Low kick and Carmouche plants her against the cage. Two minutes in. Chookagian seated, landing shart elbows to the side off the head. She pops up, still clinched with two minutes to go.

Knee from Chookagian as Carmouche continues to drive forward. Carmouche changes levels, lifts, and scores another takedown. One minute to go. Carmouche grinds away until the bell. 10-9 Carmouche.

Round 2: Back to the low kicks. Carmouche grabs a front headlock and hauls her to the fence. Chookagian gets underhooks and separates. Low kick from Chookagian, 1-2 soon after. One minute in. Carmouche catches a body kick and hits a slam into side control. She stays heavy, landing elbows. Two minutes in. Chookagian looks for the underhook to stand, Carmouche keeps her down with the front headlock and she regains guard. Two minutes to go.

Chookagian trying to use a body triangle. Carmouche postures up and Chookagian gets her feet under her. Good knee as they separate. One minute to go. Left hand connects. Carmouche leg kick, Chookagian body kick. Counter right from Katlyn. Leg kick before the bell. 10-9 Carmouche.

Round 3: Kicks from Carmouche to start the round. Low kick lands. Hard combo from Chookagian and she drops Carmouche with a head kick. Carmouche shoots in and eats a pair of hard knees. One minute in. Good knee from Carmouche as she continues to press in. They separate. Combo from Chookagian. Counter right lands. Carmouche looks tired, but manages to shoot in and score a takedown. Two minutes in. Chookagian seated against the fence, eats a knee on the way up. They separate. Two minutes to go.

Carmouche lands a low kick. Chookagian looking for the head kick again. One minute to go. Carmouche trips her up with a leg kick. Carmouche shoots and Chookagian sprawls. She continues fighting off the takedown until the bell. 10-9 Chookagian.

Final result: Carmouche def. Chookagian by split decision

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