Woodley, McGregor twitter spat
McGregor and Woodley get into a Twitter spat where McGregor calls Woodley a bitch multiple times.
Dude Im not them guys u deal w Homie! I'll forget the fight 💩 & go Ferguson! Focus on Eddie & never call me a Bitch again.
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) November 11, 2016
bitch
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 11, 2016
Ceremonial weigh-in
McGregor and Alvarez appear at the UFC 205 Ceremonial weigh-in. Alvarez (to boos from the audience):
I’m here to represent the beast coast, the East Coast, I’m gonna silence all of you.
McGregor:
This is just another day for me. I do this every week. Raise double gold. Ireland stand up, we’re about to do it again.
Announces NY after party
McGregor announces a UFC 205 after party at Marquee New York.
Come party with the double champ at my Official After Party at Marquee New York @MarqueeNY pic.twitter.com/OXyYRvM6Iq
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 12, 2016
McGregor, Nurmagomedov spat
The Mac Life releases a video of McGregor and Nurmagomedov facing off after the UFC 205 weigh-in. Nurmagomedov:
F-ck this guy. F-ck this motherf-cker.
Emoji collection released
McGregor releases The MacMoji emoji collection (www.macmojiapp.com), including emojis of the fighter knocking out Aldo in 13 seconds, hurling cans of Monster at Diaz, red pany night, and posing with the tricolour and piles of cash. The collection also includes The Notorious’ favourite slogans: “Get in, get rich, get out”, “the mac life” and “If you ain’t Mackin, you ain’t stackin.” The software costs £1.99 on Apple’s App Store,
UFC Embedded – Episode 6
UFC releases the sixth episode of its Embedded series. Alvarez and McGregor continue their war of words after the post-fight press conference. Jedrzejczyk cuts weight and shoots rubber bands at teammate Lawler. All the fighters in the event’s title bouts make weight at the official weigh-in Friday morning, even as McGregor and Alvarez continue to trade barbs. Later that day, as fans pack Madison Square Garden to see the fighters face off on stage. McGregor:
CMG: All you’ve go to do is look at his face. That boy is ugly. He will be unrecognisable by the end of the contest. Just look at Nate Diaz.
EA: I could care less about the way I look after a fight. I will win and the fight won’t end until I win.
CMG: It’s all over Edward.
EA: I took on the best guys in the world. One by one by one. I’ve been top in the world for years. Years. This guy’s just coming on this sport.
CMG: Come on Eddie, you’ve been over in Japan, or some shit. You’ve been fighting bums all your life. You’ve never been on this stage. You’ve never been against a guy like me. You’re an absolute bum. Look at your face! You’re the most beat up guy there is.
Wants to fight ‘chicken’ Conor McGregor
After his win against Johnson in the UFC 205 prelims, Nurmagomedov says he wants to fight McGregor.
I want to fight your chicken Let’s go with your chicken. I want to stay humble. But I have to talk because the other guys talk too much and … I understand the crazy power the UFC PR machine has. [McGregor], at the beginning of the year he tapped like a chicken but at the end of the year he is fighting for the title. Crazy.
McGregor: Nurmagomedov’s ‘a consistent pull-out merchant’
McGregor says he is skeptical about Nurmagomedov.
Look he’s fought once in eight years. Y’know what I’m saying? He ain’t fightin’ too frequent for my liking. For me to commit to something like that I need solid proof that people are going to show up, and he’s a consistent pull-out merchant. We’ll see where that goes. He had a good performance tonight, fair play to him. But I need to see active. I need to see activity, I need to see me. If you want me to change your life, if you want me to come and pick you, you’d better have some damn [good] reasons for me to do that.
This is what Conor McGregor said about Khabib Nurmagomedov at the UFC 205 post fight press conference….https://t.co/E7U0u2Y55C
— Conor McGregor News (@ConormcGregor5) March 3, 2017
$20 million payday
McGregor will earn around $20 million from his fight with Alvarez. $5m comes from his fight fee plus sponsorship money, mainly from Reebok, then a share of the PPV revenue, which looks set to top the number of buys for his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202
Arrives at MSG
McGregor arrives at Madison Square Garden.
He's here!! @TheNotoriousMMA arrives for #UFC205 pic.twitter.com/xXHO8NB8UN
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 13, 2016
Gets hands wrapped while wearing a suit
McGregor gets his hands wrapped while wearing a suit.
It's almost time…. #UFC205 pic.twitter.com/Rw0LlGChbu
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 13, 2016
Sets MSG gate record
UFC 205 sets a gate record of over $17million (£13.5m). The previous record was set by Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis in 1999. White:
I wanted to make sure when we went to New York, we delivered. It’s the biggest, baddest card we’ve ever done in the history of the company.
Enters the ring
McGregor enters the ring.
Chills!! Here comes @TheNotoriousMMA at #UFC205 https://t.co/5cSqDdzzZm
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 13, 2016
UFC 205: McGregor beats Alvarez
McGregor beats Alvarez to become lightweight champion, and take two belts. After three knockdowns in the first round, Alvarez is beaten in the second by KO at 3:04.
A-MAZING!!! TWO. WEIGHT. WORLD. CHAMP!! Take a bow @TheNotoriousMMA at #UFC205 https://t.co/Qb8k37z9Cl
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 13, 2016
Post-fight interview
Directly after being declared the winner McGregor asks about his belts.
Where the f-ck is my second belt? I’ve already got this one. Where’s the second one at? Cheap motherf-ckers. $4.2 billion this company was sold for. Where’s that second belt. Go backstage and grab that f-cking belt somewhere.
He then talks to Rogan about his win over Alvarez.
They’re not on my level. You’ve got to have size, reach, length. If you come in any way equal to me I’m going to rip your whole head off. Eddie’s a warrior, but he shouldn’t have been in here with me and that’s just the truth of it.
‘Ireland, we did it!’
Kavanagh and McGregor share an image after McGregor’s win over Alvarez.
Ireland, we did it!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMvZ2S6gcxy/
Post-fight press conference
McGregor and Alvarez will appear at a post-fight press conference live shortly.
White: ‘Conor’s special’
At the post-fight press conference White says that he can’t remember what he said to McGregor when he put on the belt. He reaffirms his support for McGregor.
Conor’s special…I’ve never dealt with anyone like this kid. On so many different levels. Nobody has ever walked out of the Octagon and told me they want to turn right around and fight again. He does.
He says that the fight has broken all MMA records, with $17.7 million taken at the gate, from 20,427 tickets sold. He also says the fight broke PPV records.
Jesus is gonna have to fight the devil to break that record.
‘If McGregor wants to fight we can sign it right now’
At the post UFC 205 press conference Woodley talks about fighting McGregor.
I’m mean to be straight honest. Conor McGregor is a guy that fought at 145, ever in his life. I haven’t weighed 145 since my sophomore year in high school. He’s tall, got long arms, got good timing, and can place good punches. I’m 100% positive he’s not been hit with the shots I’ll hit him with. I just don’t think Conor understands the pressure I can put on him, the power I can put on him, and all the different attacks. I think it’s good for media. If he wants to fight, we can sign it right now. I just don’t think it’s a good idea for him to fight me.
Post-fight press conference
McGregor arrives at the UFC 205 press conference and arranges his two belts on the desk. He talks about his performance at UFC 205.
It feels great. I saw it so clearly. And now it’s here in reality. I back it up with work ethic. Hours and hours of dedication. I’m very satisfied, very happy. I knew it was going to happen for me.
On New York:
The shopping here is unbelievable. You can do damage in those boutiques…I can’t wait to come back.