Conor McGregor Predicts UFC 205 KO, Another Bout Added To Card, Press Conference Replay
- Conor McGregor arrived in New York City just ahead of Tuesday's UFC 205 press conference and promptly put his "Notorious" gimmick on full-display. McGregor, the reigning UFC featherweight champion, challenges Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title in November. Both were on hand to kickoff the event alongside UFC president Dana White and other fighters.
McGregor proclaimed that he will be looking at making $40 million by the time 2016 ends in terms of his payout from two bouts with Nate Diaz and his upcoming fight vs. Alvarez. Following an interruption by Alvarez, "Mystic Mac" made his return to the stage.
"Shut your (expletive) mouth. I love New York. I run this whole (expletive)," he said."And 'Mystic Mac' predicts I'm going to KO you inside of one round."
- UFC president Dana White added one more bout to the November 12 event from Madison Square Garden, as lightweight contenders Khabib Nurmagomedov and Michael Johnson will square off. Nurmagomedov was looking at challenging Eddie Alvarez for the title, but that honor belongs to Conor McGregor.
Nurmagomedov is unbeaten in his MMA career, while Johnson recently knocked out Dustin Poirier. The two are likely to be part of the prelims, as the event features three title fights, four current division champions, four former UFC champions, two former title contenders and a handful of New York natives.
Here is the current fight card:
*UFC Lightweight Championship: Eddie Alvarez (c) vs. Conor McGregor
*UFC Welterweight Championship: Tyron Woodley (c) vs. Stephen Thompson
*UFC Strawweight Championship: Joanna Jedrzejczyk (c) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
*Middleweight: Chris Weidman vs. Yoel Romero
*Welterweight: Donald Cerrone vs. Kelvin Gastelum
*Lightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Michael Johnson
*Female Bantamweight: Miesha Tate vs. Raquel Pennington
*Middleweight: Chris Weidman vs. Yoel Romero
*Middleweight: Tim Kennedy vs. Rashad Evans
*Lightweight: Thiago Alves vs. Jim Miller
*Middleweight: Tim Boetsch vs. Rafael Natal
*Female Bantamweight: Liz Carmouche vs. Katlyn Chookagian
*Welterweight: Lyman Good vs. Belal Muhammad