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UFC 205 Live Preliminary Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, November 12th, 2016) will come the form of UFC 205. Headlining the card are Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card. Frankie Edgar vs.

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Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens in a featherweight bout closes the preliminary card on Fox Sports.

Michael Johnson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov is next in a lightweight bout.

Tim Boetsch vs. Rafael Natal is next in a middleweight bout.

Vicente Luque vs. Belal Muhammad in a lightweight opens the Fox Sports 1 preliminary bouts.

Thiago Alves vs. Jim Miller in a lightweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card. In round 1, Alves opens up with a good knee strike to the face of Miller. They have a feeling out process early. Alves landed a big head kick but Miller followed up with a takedown halfway through the round. Miller got guard and worked him over with strikes. Miller transitions and gets his back with under two minutes to go. Alves scrambles and got back to his feet but Miller clinches with him with 1:30 to go. They eventually separate. In round 2, they exchanged for the first half of the round. Miller takes him down halfway through the round and gets half guard. Miller holds him down while Alves tried to scramble off his back. Alves scrambled back to his feet with a little over a minute remaining and blasts him with knee strikes. Miller clinches with him and Alves separated by missing a spinning back fist. In round 3, Miller took him down halfway through the round and worked him over with strikes from guard but Alves got back to his feet. Miller took him back down and got half guard. Miller worked him over then got guard with less than a minute to go. Miller scored the unanimous decision victory.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims was Liz Carmouche vs. Katlyn Chookagian in a women’s bantamweight bout. In round 1, Chookagian keeps her distance and uses a series of leg kicks early on in the fight. Carmouche followed up with a leg kick and body punch. Carmouche closed the distances and dropped her on her back with a nice takedown. Chookagian tries to use the cage to get back to her feet. Chookagian got back to her feet but Carmouche stayed on her and clinched with the remaining two minutes. Carmouche took her down with a minute to go and got guard. Carmouche works her over with strikes. In round 2, Carmouche came out strong and went for a takedown but Chookagian landed a series of knees while in the clinch before separating. Carmouche took her down halfway through the round and went for a guillotine choke but Chookagian scrambles out of it. Chookagian got back into guard with a little over two minutes to go. In round 3, Chookagian opened up the round with a series of strikes then a huge head kick that dropped Carmouche. Chookagian rains down strikes but Carmouche got back up to her feet and clinched. Chookagian landed some more knees. Carmouche starts to bleed from her nose. Chookagian continues to pressure her but Carmouche does separate from her. Halfway through the round, Carmouche clinches with her but Chookagian separates and starts landing big shots. Carmouche attempts a takedown to end the round but doesn’t get it. The judges awarded Carmouche the win by split decision.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

Featherweight bout: Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens

Lightweight bout: Michael Johnson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov

Middleweight bout: Tim Boetsch vs. Rafael Natal

Welterweight bout: Vicente Luque vs. Belal Muhammad

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

Lightweight bout: Jim Miller def. Thiago Alves via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Women’s strawweight bout: Liz Carmouche def. Katlyn Chookagian via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

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UFC 205 Preliminary Card Fight Breakdown

We previewed the main card earlier this week (RIP Cowboy Cerrone vs. Kelvin Gastelum), so check that out if you missed it. The “prelims” put that name to shame, as just about every fight on this slate could headline a Fox Sports 1 card. Frankie Edgar will look to rebound from his one-sided loss to

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We previewed the main card earlier this week (RIP Cowboy Cerrone vs. Kelvin Gastelum), so check that out if you missed it. The “prelims” put that name to shame, as just about every fight on this slate could headline a Fox Sports 1 card.

Frankie Edgar will look to rebound from his one-sided loss to interim champion Jose Aldo at UFC 200 when he takes on the brick-fisted Jeremy Stephens. Edgar is one of the fighters who has been penciled in for this card since the idea of doing a card at Madison Square Garden was but a distant dream. The Toms River, NJ, native figures to get a big pop when he makes his walk to the Octagon.

Not even making the headliner of the prelims, Khabib Nurmagomedov will attempt to push his record to an unbelievable 24-0 against the talented but enigmatic Michael Johnson. The rest of the slate sees the return of Thiago Alves, a slugfest between bruising and defensively deficient middleweights Rafael Natal and Tim Boetsch, and what is sure to be a wildly fun welterweight banger between Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad.

Read on for analysis and picks of the preliminary portion of UFC 205.

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Frankie Edgar Breaks Down UFC 200 Loss To Jose Aldo

Two time UFC featherweight title challenger Frankie ‘The Answer’ Edgar is just days away from being a part of the most historic card in UFC history, when he takes on Jeremy ‘Lil Heathen’ Stephens at UFC 205 from the Madison Square Garden arena. Prior to getting booked to collide with Stephens in New York, however,

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Prior to getting booked to collide with Stephens in New York, however, Edgar took on former longtime featherweight champ Jose Aldo at UFC 200 for the interim 145-pound title. Edgar was picked apart by Aldo throughout the 25-minute contest and was again unable to solve the puzzle that is Jose Aldo Jr.

Edgar recently spoke to FOX Sports to discuss the loss to Aldo, stating that he didn’t make the proper adjustments when he shared the Octagon against the Brazilian champion:

“I just didn’t make the proper adjustments. Everything we worked on in camp, I thought I did well. I came forward, I brought pressure, I avoided the jab, I avoided the leg kicks, but he was just kind of playing smarter than me. That’s how I’ll say it. I was there kind of looking to throw, looking to fight and he was looking to move and avoid me,” Edgar told FOX Sports.

“I feel like I should have recognized that and I didn’t. I was kind of stuck on what we worked on in camp, which isn’t a bad thing, but sometimes you have to make those adjustments in the middle of the fight and I feel that’s something I do really well. So I’m disappointed that I was a little stubborn in this fight and didn’t change my attack.”

Aldo’s performance against Edgar was conservative to say the least, but the former lightweight champion won’t bash ‘Scarface’ for ‘point fighting’ in their meeting in order to get his hand raised when it was all said and done:

“I think he was playing a game and it’s smart on him,” Edgar said. “I don’t really talk down on point fighters. We go in there to get our hand raised and he got his hand raised so I can’t be mad at him for that. I should have recognized that though.”

While Edgar is the type of fighter to remember the losses more than the wins, he won’t dwell on his performance against Aldo heading into his clash with Stephens. The best way for ‘The Answer’ to move on for the loss is to put on a spectacular performance in ‘The Big Apple’ and continue onward towards his championship aspirations:

“This is what I’ve been thinking about ever since July 9, the night of my fight when I lost,” Edgar said. “I just want to go in there and erase everything. The best way to erase a loss is to go back in there and have a good fight and getting your hand raised. That’s my goal.

“I don’t think I’ll ever erase the loss completely. I remember the losses more than the wins, but a win on November 12 will definitely make it sting a lot less.”

As Edgar fixes his attention to the task at hand in the form of Jeremy Stephens, he respects his adversary’s fight-ending power that he has promised to use to knock Edgar out, but ‘The Answer’ says he’ll have something ready for that:

“I think he’s the same kind of guy,” Edgar said. “I feel he’s a little more well-rounded now. Back in the day, guys would be able to avoid standing up with him and find ways to win. Now he’s able to keep it standing up much more and he’s fighting at a higher caliber than he was at 155. He’s going to look to put me away and I’m not going to have to chase him at all.”

“Everybody says they’re going to knock me out and no one’s done it yet,” Edgar said. “All the power to him, I hope he comes and tries to and I’m going to have something ready for him.”

Jul 9, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Frankie Edgar (blue gloves) is punched by Jose Aldo (red gloves) during UFC 200 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports

Edgar and Stephens are set to close out the card’s preliminary bouts, giving Edgar plenty of time to shower off and sit back to watch teammate Eddie Alvarez go to work against Conor McGregor in the main event of the evening:

“Of course, I think Eddie (Alvarez) is going to get the win (over Conor McGregor) and it might force him to come back down. I don’t think he’s going to come down. I think the weight’s too much for him to cut,” Edgar said.

For now Edgar won’t look at what is next for him after UFC 205, as his focus is strictly on Stephens for the time being, but he still has his hopes set on another featherweight title opportunity down the road:

“I’m not too concerned with what’s next. I know if I beat Jeremy, it’s going to put me in a good position to go and fight for that title again in the future. Winning takes care of everything.”

Edgar and Stephens will meet on the preliminary card of UFC 205 live on FS1, from the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City on November 12, 2016.

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Video: Jeremy Stephens Gets All Access Tour of MSG Ahead Of UFC 205

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Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor mega-event in New York, UFC has begun rolling out their usual “Fight Week” content.

Featured above, courtesy of the UFC YouTube channel, is a new video called “UF…

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Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor mega-event in New York, UFC has begun rolling out their usual “Fight Week” content.

Featured above, courtesy of the UFC YouTube channel, is a new video called “UFC 205: Jeremy Stephens Gets All Access Tour of MSG”

The official description for the video reads as follows:

“Before he takes on #2 ranked featherweight Frankie Edgar at UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden, Jeremy Stephens gets an all access tour of MSG with Megan Olivi.”

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 on 11/12 for live round-by-round results coverage of the entire UFC 205 pay-per-view.

UFC 205 Primer: Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens: A Head-to-Toe Breakdown

It may not be the main event, but competing in the featured preliminary bout of UFC 205 is still a prestigious honor. Frankie Edgar and Jeremy Stephens will earn that distinction as they head for a featherweight collision that will greatly further…

Edgar comes into the fight after failing to avenge a loss to Jose Aldo. The losing effort brought Edgar’s five-fight win streak to an end. Though certainly a blow to his momentum, Edgar remains firmly in title contention, and a victory over Stephens would help kick-start another championship run.

Stephens has posted mixed results lately, dropping three of his last five matches. Though numerically unimpressive, both recent wins came against lofty competition, including Dennis Bermudez and former bantamweight champion Renan Barao.

In the lead-up to UFC 205, Bleacher Report examines the Edgar-Stephens matchup, investigating the areas of the bout that each man will shine and which is likely to have his hand raised at the end of the evening.

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Jeremy Stephens: Frankie Edgar Is Getting Knocked The F*** Out

With the massive UFC 205 pay-per-view (PPV) event on the horizon, the anticipation is buzzing amongst mixed martial arts (MMA) fans for the ground breaking inaugural UFC event in Madison Square Garden. The UFC has rolled out the red carpet so to speak for New York fight fans, as the MSG card is stacked with

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The UFC has rolled out the red carpet so to speak for New York fight fans, as the MSG card is stacked with some of the biggest match-ups the promotion can make today.

One such match-up is a 145-pound slobber-knocker between No. 2-ranked Frankie Edgar and No. 7-ranked Jeremy Stephens.

The pair of elite 145-pounders sat atop the UFC 205 press conference stage earlier this week to promote the blockbuster event, in which ‘Lil Heathen’ took the opportunity to throw his hat into the mix for a potential big money fight against featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

When one reporter asked McGregor who he thought would give him the toughest fight out of all the men upstage, Stephens was quick to interrupt:

“Right here, right here,” Stephens said (courtesy of MMA Junkie). “The hardest hitting 145 pounder. The real hardest hitting 145er, right here. This guy TKOs people. When I knock people out they don’t (expletive) move. Little leprechaun.”

In typical Conor McGregor-like fashion, ‘The Notorious One’ responded in a way that not only sent laughter throughout the entire jam-packed room, but burned Stephens for calling him out as well:

“Who the (expletive) is that guy? Who the (expletive) is that? Oh my god,” McGregor said.

In regards to his matchup with Edgar in ‘The Answer’s’ own backyard, Stephens assured Edgar’s hometown crowd that their hometown hero would be taking an early nap come November 12th:

“I love knocking people out in their own back yard,” Stephens said. “This isn’t the first time I’m going to do it. MSG it’s going down. Your boy is getting knocked the (expletive) out. Guaranteed.”

Edgar and Stephens will go head-to-head on the UFC 205 preliminary card, live from the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City on November 12, 2016.

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