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Conor McGregor: UFC Will Need A F*cking Army To Take One Of My Titles After UFC 205

As noted, UFC President Dana White announced during his ESPN SportsCenter appearance on Tuesday that even if Conor McGregor does claim a second UFC title with a win over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November, he will still be forced to give up one o…

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As noted, UFC President Dana White announced during his ESPN SportsCenter appearance on Tuesday that even if Conor McGregor does claim a second UFC title with a win over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November, he will still be forced to give up one of his titles and continue with his Octagon career as a champion of one UFC division.

Apparently this was something that “The Notorious” one was not aware of.

At the official UFC 205 ticket on-sale press conference held at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday, the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion made it clear that he won’t be giving up any titles without a fight.

“They’re going to have to gather an army to try and take one of them (belts) off me, and that’s out straight,” McGregor said during the entertaining press conference for the big event, which will be the UFC’s first-ever event held in the state of New York.

The top PPV draw in the sport continued, “One’s going to be there, one’s going to be there, and I’m going to be picking and choosing who I want to destroy next. And that’s it.”

According to McGregor, who is known for his “Mystic Mac” predictions, which often come to fruition, he believes the 155-pound division will be the one that he “takes over the most.”

“I’m very happy with the 155-pound weight limit,” McGregor said. “I feel of all the divisions I’ve ran around and ran through, 155, I feel, will be the one where I take over the most. So, I look forward to that.”

Later in the presser, McGregor reiterated his belief that UFC will “need an army” to take one of his titles if he wins a second one from Alvarez in November.

“I’m going to wrap one (belt) on one shoulder, and I’m going to wrap the other on the other shoulder, and they’re going to need a f*cking army to come take them belts off me,” McGregor said.

You can read the comments that McGregor was responding to at the presser yesterday, which White announced during his ESPN appearance, by clicking here.

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor takes place on Saturday, November 12th at the world-famous Madison Square Garden in New York City. Join us here at MMANews.com on 11/12 for live coverage of the UFC 205 pay-per-view.

H/T to MMAFighting.com for transcribing the above Conor McGregor quotes from Tuesday’s UFC 205 pre-fight press conference.

Video: UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor Ticket On-Sale Press Conference From NYC

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As noted, UFC held their official ticket on-sale press conference for their first-ever event in the state of New York, UFC 205, on Tuesday evening at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Featured above is a complete …

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As noted, UFC held their official ticket on-sale press conference for their first-ever event in the state of New York, UFC 205, on Tuesday evening at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Featured above is a complete video archive of the UFC 205 pre-fight presser, which saw headliners Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez get the fireworks started ahead of their big “Champion vs. Champion” fight, as well as talk from UFC President Dana White and others scheduled for the stacked PPV fight card.

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor takes place on Saturday, November 12th from the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena in New York City. Join us here at MMANews.com for live coverage of the event on 11/12!

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor Press Conference In NYC Today At 6pm ET.

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UFC issued the following today to announce the official ticket on-sale press conference for their big New York debut event in November.

As noted, Conor McGregor will look to become the first man in UFC history to simultaneously hold two titles in the promotion, as he takes on Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez with the 155-pound title on the line in the main event of UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 12th.

Below are the details on today’s press conference, which goes down from The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday at 6pm EST.

UFC 205 PRESS CONFERENCE SET FOR TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 AT THE THEATER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

TICKETS TO UFC® 205 ON SALE FRIDAY, SEPT. 30

Las Vegas – UFC® will make its highly anticipated debut at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, Nov. 12. In advance of the historic event, the stars of UFC® 205 will participate in a special press conference hosted by UFC President Dana White. The event will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. ET at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. The event will be streamed live at ufc.com.

Free general admission tickets for this press conference will be available to fans at the Madison Square Garden Box Office beginning at 2 p.m. on the day of the event. Fans should enter through Chase Square located at 7th Avenue and 32nd Street to the dedicated UFC event windows to pick up a ticket. Once a ticket is obtained, fans will be permitted to wait on site until the venue doors open at 5 p.m.

WHO: The stars of UFC® 205

WHEN: Tuesday, September 27 at 6 p.m. ET

WHERE: Theater at Madison Square Garden

Enter through Glass Doors at 33rd Street & 8th Avenue (Adjacent to Penn Station entrance)

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UFC issued the following today to announce the official ticket on-sale press conference for their big New York debut event in November.

As noted, Conor McGregor will look to become the first man in UFC history to simultaneously hold two titles in the promotion, as he takes on Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez with the 155-pound title on the line in the main event of UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 12th.

Below are the details on today’s press conference, which goes down from The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday at 6pm EST.

UFC 205 PRESS CONFERENCE SET FOR TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 AT THE THEATER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

TICKETS TO UFC® 205 ON SALE FRIDAY, SEPT. 30

Las Vegas – UFC® will make its highly anticipated debut at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, Nov. 12. In advance of the historic event, the stars of UFC® 205 will participate in a special press conference hosted by UFC President Dana White. The event will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. ET at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. The event will be streamed live at ufc.com.

Free general admission tickets for this press conference will be available to fans at the Madison Square Garden Box Office beginning at 2 p.m. on the day of the event. Fans should enter through Chase Square located at 7th Avenue and 32nd Street to the dedicated UFC event windows to pick up a ticket. Once a ticket is obtained, fans will be permitted to wait on site until the venue doors open at 5 p.m.

WHO: The stars of UFC® 205

WHEN: Tuesday, September 27 at 6 p.m. ET

WHERE: Theater at Madison Square Garden

Enter through Glass Doors at 33rd Street & 8th Avenue (Adjacent to Penn Station entrance)

Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez For UFC Lightweight Title Set For UFC 205 In N.Y.

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. That theory was proven true yet again this week, as the UFC announced UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor vs. UFC Lightweight Eddie Alvarez for Alvarez’s 155-pound title as the main event for the UFC 205 pay…

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Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. That theory was proven true yet again this week, as the UFC announced UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor vs. UFC Lightweight Eddie Alvarez for Alvarez’s 155-pound title as the main event for the UFC 205 pay-per-view in November.

Originally, it was believed that Alvarez would be defending his title against top-ranked contender Khabib Nurmagomedov at the show, however Alvarez reportedly missed the contract deadline, despite the fact Nurmagomedov claimed that he already signed his bout agreement for the proposed title fight.

And then “The Notorious” one struck.

McGregor took to social media last week and simply wrote, “Beg Me,” a comment directed to either the UFC or Alvarez, likely the former as opposed to the latter, regarding stepping up and fighting Alvarez at the November pay-per-view.

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor is scheduled to take place at the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena in New York City on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Join us here at MMANews.com on 11/12 for live coverage of the UFC 205 PPV!

Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett & Wanderlei Silva Involved In Altercation At Rizin Event

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One of the more infamous stories in MMA history dates back to the early PRIDE days where MMA legend Wanderlei Silva and MMA fighter Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett reportedly got into a backstage fight at a show in Japan.
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One of the more infamous stories in MMA history dates back to the early PRIDE days where MMA legend Wanderlei Silva and MMA fighter Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett reportedly got into a backstage fight at a show in Japan.

While that fight reportedly ended with Krazy Horse knocking out Wandy, video footage later surfaced showing him being choked out, in a separate incident, by Cristiano Marcello.

This weekend, history apparently repeated itself.

At the Rizin FF event in Japan this weekend, Bennett, who won his match on the show in spectacular fashion, called out “The Axe Murderer” in his post-fight interview (see above). Little did we know, this wasn’t their only interaction this weekend.

Video footage also surfaced showing Bennett and Silva getting into a verbal exchange at the hotel lobby ahead of the Rizin event in Tokyo this weekend. You can check out that video clip below.

Additionally, former UFC executive Campbell McClaren posted a photo of interaction that took place between Bennett and Silva backstage at the event itself this weekend. You can check out that photo below as well.

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Video: Nick Diaz Smokes An Enormous Joint With Tommy Chong

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Nick Diaz hasn’t been off of suspension for his marijuana violation for that long, and he’s already flirting with disaster.

Tommy Chong of the famous “Cheech & Chong” comedy act took to social media this week to share a photo of himself and the Stockton, California native allegedly smoking an enormous joint.

Whether or not this was simply to attract attention or is something that USADA might be following up on remains to be seen. Regardless, above is the video and below is the photo, which Chong claims was taken this past Wednesday, September 21st.

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https://youtu.be/mywUxA9jaRQ

Nick Diaz hasn’t been off of suspension for his marijuana violation for that long, and he’s already flirting with disaster.

Tommy Chong of the famous “Cheech & Chong” comedy act took to social media this week to share a photo of himself and the Stockton, California native allegedly smoking an enormous joint.

Whether or not this was simply to attract attention or is something that USADA might be following up on remains to be seen. Regardless, above is the video and below is the photo, which Chong claims was taken this past Wednesday, September 21st.