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This week, UFC launched a special website for their upcoming UFC 205 pay-per-view event in November, which will be the company’s first time running a show in the state of New York.

The promotion announced via their official social media channels on Monday evening that fans can register at UFC.com/NY to keep up-to-date on all of the match announcements for the historic UFC 205 pay-per-view, and to gain eligibility for the special pre-sale for tickets to the event.

Although no fights have been officially announced for the event outside of the fan-friendly Robbie Lawler vs. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone welterweight bout that Dana White went on the record with during a recent interview, which as noted has already been canceled, there have been a number of fights rumored to be targeted for the show that follows next month’s UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 event on the UFC PPV calendar.

Fights that have been rumored for the UFC 205 PPV in New York in November include Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson for the UFC welterweight title, Chris Weidman vs. Yoel Romero in a UFC middleweight title eliminator, Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy in a middleweight bout, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis vs. Max Holloway in a featherweight bout and Gian Villante vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima in a light heavyweight bout.

As far as the main event, nothing is set in stone right now, although a fight between UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor and UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez has been talked about. The feeling is that UFC 205 needs a big main event because it’s UFC’s long-awaited introduction to the New York market, as well as their debut at the world-famous Madison Square Garden arena. Originally, Ronda Rousey’s highly-anticipated Octagon return was rumored to headline the UFC 205 show, however it has since been reported that she will not be ready in time for a fight in mid-November.

If UFC wants a big main event, they can’t do much better than Conor McGregor, the biggest star in the sport right now, taking on the New Jersey born-and-bred Eddie Alvarez in a champion versus champion bout. Prior to his two fights against Nate Diaz, McGregor, fresh off of his 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo, was scheduled to fight former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos in a bout where the 155-pound title was going to be on the line. Dos Anjos would go on to break his foot and pull out of the fight, leaving UFC and McGregor to agree on Diaz as the short-notice replacement.

Dana White stated after last month’s UFC 202 that McGregor must defend his UFC 145-pound title in his next fight or give up the belt. With Jose Aldo winning the interim 145-pound title by defeating Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 in July, he would be the opponent on the horizon for McGregor unless the Irish mega-star does indeed relinquish the title and move up to 155 pounds, which has also been talked about. If that is the case, while one would assume that the McGregor-Alvarez talk is purely speculation at this point, it very well could end up being the way things unfold.

UFC 205 takes place from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on Saturday, November 12, 2016, and will air live on pay-per-view.

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Now that Saturday’s UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem event is officially in the books, it’s time to open up the books and see what the fighters were paid for their fights at the UFC PPV in Cleveland, Ohio this past weekend.

According to figures released by the Ohio Athletic Commission (via MMAFighting.com, Alistair Overeem actually topped the list with an $800,000 payday, followed by Stipe Miocic ($600,000) and CM Punk ($500,000).

Below are the complete fighter salaries for Saturday’s UFC 203 pay-per-view. Remember, these figures do not include the many undisclosed bonuses, sponsorship money and other finances that aren’t reported to the commission.

UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem Fighter Salaries

Main Card (Pay-per-view)
Stipe Miocic ($600,000 + no win bonus = $600,000) def. Alistair Overeem ($800,000)
Fabricio Werdum ($250,000 + $125,000 = $375,000) def. Travis Browne ($120,000)
Mickey Gall ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. CM Punk ($500,000)
Jimmie Rivera ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Urijah Faber ($160,000)
Jessica Andrade ($23,000 + $23,000 = $46,000) def. Joanne Calderwood ($25,000)

Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1)
Bethe Correia ($25,000 + $25,000 = $50,000) def. Jessica Eye ($25,000)
Brad Tavares ($28,000 + $28,000 = $56,000) def. Caio Magalhaes ($20,000)
Nik Lentz ($38,000 + $38,000 = $76,000) def. Michael McBride ($12,000)
Drew Dober ($19,000 + $19,000 = $38,000) def. Jason Gonzales ($10,000)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Yancy Medeiros ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Sean Spencer ($17,000)