UFC 205 at Madison Garden Breaks All Records
14 Nov '16 03:25One of the greatest cards of the year. Connor is the pride of Ireland and all Irish alike. I think they screwed Woodley as I had it scored 49 to 45 with the win going to Woodley. How they got a draw is almost criminal. They need new judges for this sport. Educated judges.
Every fight from the preliminary to the main card was just amazing. I am thrilled I was able to be a part of it. Here is a Article from mmajunkie.com one of the most read news for mma everywhere. It will go over everything you saw, or missed. Enjoy.
Some of the most stacked fight cards in UFC history have failed to live up to the hype. That wasn’t the case for UFC 205, which delivered in every way on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The organization’s return to the state after more than 20 years was topped by just the second champion vs. champion fight in company history, and it was featherweight champ Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) who reigned supreme when he beat lightweight titleholder Eddie Alvarez (28-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) by second-round knockout to add a second belt to his collection.
Although McGregor has a knack for making history, his latest octagon masterpiece ranks above all, and he set several records that can never be broken.
“The Notorious” wasn’t the only one to etch his name in the record books, though. Check below for 65 pre-fight facts to come out of UFC 205.
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General
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
The UFC-Reebok Athlete Outfitting payout for the event totaled $392,500, the highest payout in history.
McGregor, Yoel Romero, Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson earned $50,000 UFC 205 fight-night bonuses.
UFC 205 drew an announced attendance of 20,427 (a U.S. event record) for a live gate of $17.7 million (an all-time company record).
Betting favorites went 5-5 on the card. One fight ended as a draw.
Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 2:25:40.
Main card
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
McGregor became the first simultaneous two-division champion in UFC history.
McGregor became the third fighter in UFC history to win titles in two weight classes. Randy Couture and B.J. Penn also accomplished the feat.
McGregor became the ninth undisputed UFC lightweight titleholder.
McGregor became the seventh fighter in UFC history to earn victories in three different weight classes.
McGregor has earned 18 of his 21 career victories by knockout. That includes seven of his nine UFC wins.
McGregor’s seven knockout victories in UFC competition since 2013 are the most among active fighters in the company.
Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez
Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez
McGregor became the third fighter in UFC history to earn three knockdowns in a single fight on two separate occasions. Anderson Silva and John Lineker also accomplished the feat.
McGregor is the only fighter in UFC history to earn eight consecutive fight-night bonuses. No other fighter has won bonuses in more than six-straight fights.
Alvarez’s 128-day title reign was the shortest of any UFC lightweight champion.
Alvarez has suffered four of his five career losses by stoppage.
Alvarez suffered his first knockout loss since April 14, 2007 – a span of 3,500 days (more than nine years) and 22 fights.
Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley (16-3-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) vs. Stephen Thompson (13-1-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) marked the third championship fight in UFC history to end in a draw. B.J. Penn vs. Caol Uno at UFC 41 and Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard at UFC 125 also ended in a draw.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) four consecutive UFC title defenses are second most among current champions behind flyweight titleholder Demetrious Johnson (eight).
Jedrzejczyk’s seven-fight UFC winning streak in strawweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.
Jedrzejczyk’s seven victories in UFC strawweight competition are the most in divisional history. They’re also the most of any female fighter in company history.
Jedrzejczyk has earned eight of her 13 career victories by decision. That includes five of her seven UFC wins.
Jedrzejczyk has out-landed her opponents 746-245 in significant strikes over her past five UFC appearances.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) had her 10-fight winning streak snapped for the first loss of her career.
Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero’s (12-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) eight-fight UFC winning streak in middleweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.
Romero’s eight-fight UFC winning streak tied for the fifth longest active streak among fighters in the company behind Jon Jones (13), Johnson (10), Tony Ferguson (nine) and Max Holloway (nine).
Romero is one of eight fighters in UFC history to earn eight consecutive octagon victories to start a career with the organization.
Romero has earned 10 of his 12 career victories by knockout. That includes six of his eight UFC wins.
Romero’s six knockout victories in UFC middleweight competition are tied for the fourth most in divisional history behind A. Silva (eight), Michael Bisping (seven) and Chris Leben (seven).
Romero’s six knockout victories since 2013 in UFC competition are tied with Derrick Lewis for second most among active fighters in the company behind McGregor (seven).
Yoel Romero and Chris Weidman
Yoel Romero and Chris Weidman
Romero’s five third-round stoppage victories in UFC competition are tied with Randy Couture for the most in company history.
Romero became the second fighter in UFC history to earn two career knockout victories stemming from a flying knee. Diego Sanchez also accomplished the feat.
Chris Weidman (13-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) has suffered back-to-back losses after starting his career on a 13-fight winning streak.
Weidman has suffered both of his career losses by knockout.
Weidman has completed at least one takedown against all 11 of his UFC opponents.
Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington’s (9-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) six victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied with Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes for most in divisional history.
Pennington’s four-fight winning streak is the longest of her career.
Pennington’s four-fight UFC winning streak in women’s bantamweight competition is tied with Julianna Pena for the longest active streak in the division.
Miesha Tate (18-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) retired from MMA following her loss.
Tate has completed at least one takedown in 15 of her 17 UFC/Strikeforce appearances.
Tate suffered her first decision loss since May 15, 2009 – a span of 2,738 days (more than seven years) and 17 fights.
Preliminary card
Frankie Edgar and Jeremy Stephens
Frankie Edgar and Jeremy Stephens
Frankie Edgar (21-5-1 MMA, 15-5-1 UFC) improved to 6-2 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in February 2013.
Edgar has earned eight of his 15 UFC victories by decision.
Edgar’s total fight time of 6:17:49 in UFC competition is the most in company history. He is the only fighter to log more than six of hours of UFC fight time.
Edgar’s 1,306 significant strikes landed in UFC competition are second most in company history behind Bisping (1,533)
Edgar’s 66 takedowns landed in UFC competition are the third most in company history behind Georges St-Pierre (87) and Gleison Tibau (84).
Jeremy Stephens (25-13 MMA, 12-12 UFC) fell to 5-4 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in May 2013.
Stephens’ 12 losses in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Stephens has suffered all four of his featherweight losses by decision.
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s (24-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) 24-fight MMA winning streak is the longest among active UFC fighters.
Nurmagomedov’s seven-fight UFC winning streak in lightweight competition is tied with Francisco Trinaldo for the second longest active streak in the division behind Ferguson (nine).
Nurmagomedov’s eight-fight UFC winning streak is tied for the fifth longest active streak in the company behind Jones (13), Johnson (10), Ferguson (nine) and Holloway (nine).
Nurmagomedov is one of eight fighters in UFC history to earn eight consecutive octagon victories to start a career with the organization.
Nurmagomedov earned the first kimura victory in UFC competition since Ray Borg defeated Chris Kelades with the technique at UFC Fight Night 60 in February 2015.
Nurmagomedov’s 88 significant ground strikes landed were the third most in a single UFC fight.
Tim Boetsch
Tim Boetsch
Tim Boetsch (20-10 MMA, 11-9 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in July.
Boetsch earned back-to-back victories for the first time since 2012.
Vicente Luque’s (11-5-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak in welterweight competition is the second longest active streak in the division behind Demian Maia (six).
Luque has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage. That includes all four of his UFC wins.
Luque’s four-fight UFC stoppage streak is tied for the second longest active streak in the company behind Nikita Krylov (five).
Luque became the fifth welterweight in UFC history to earn four consecutive stoppage victories, joining Thiago Alves, Matt Hughes, Matt Brown and Marcus Davis.
Belal Muhammad (10-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Jim Miller
Jim Miller
Jim Miller’s (28-8 MMA, 17-7 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak is his longest since 2011.
Miller’s 17 victories in UFC competition are sixth most in company history behind Bisping (20), St-Pierre (19), Donald Cerrone (18), Maia (18) and Hughes (18).
Miller’s 36 submission attempts in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Thiago Alves (21-11 MMA, 13-8 UFC) suffered back-to-back losses for the first time since 2010.
Liz Carmouche (11-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) improved to 5-...
Every fight from the preliminary to the main card was just amazing. I am thrilled I was able to be a part of it. Here is a Article from mmajunkie.com one of the most read news for mma everywhere. It will go over everything you saw, or missed. Enjoy.
Some of the most stacked fight cards in UFC history have failed to live up to the hype. That wasn’t the case for UFC 205, which delivered in every way on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The organization’s return to the state after more than 20 years was topped by just the second champion vs. champion fight in company history, and it was featherweight champ Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) who reigned supreme when he beat lightweight titleholder Eddie Alvarez (28-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) by second-round knockout to add a second belt to his collection.
Although McGregor has a knack for making history, his latest octagon masterpiece ranks above all, and he set several records that can never be broken.
“The Notorious” wasn’t the only one to etch his name in the record books, though. Check below for 65 pre-fight facts to come out of UFC 205.
* * * *
General
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
The UFC-Reebok Athlete Outfitting payout for the event totaled $392,500, the highest payout in history.
McGregor, Yoel Romero, Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson earned $50,000 UFC 205 fight-night bonuses.
UFC 205 drew an announced attendance of 20,427 (a U.S. event record) for a live gate of $17.7 million (an all-time company record).
Betting favorites went 5-5 on the card. One fight ended as a draw.
Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 2:25:40.
Main card
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
McGregor became the first simultaneous two-division champion in UFC history.
McGregor became the third fighter in UFC history to win titles in two weight classes. Randy Couture and B.J. Penn also accomplished the feat.
McGregor became the ninth undisputed UFC lightweight titleholder.
McGregor became the seventh fighter in UFC history to earn victories in three different weight classes.
McGregor has earned 18 of his 21 career victories by knockout. That includes seven of his nine UFC wins.
McGregor’s seven knockout victories in UFC competition since 2013 are the most among active fighters in the company.
Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez
Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez
McGregor became the third fighter in UFC history to earn three knockdowns in a single fight on two separate occasions. Anderson Silva and John Lineker also accomplished the feat.
McGregor is the only fighter in UFC history to earn eight consecutive fight-night bonuses. No other fighter has won bonuses in more than six-straight fights.
Alvarez’s 128-day title reign was the shortest of any UFC lightweight champion.
Alvarez has suffered four of his five career losses by stoppage.
Alvarez suffered his first knockout loss since April 14, 2007 – a span of 3,500 days (more than nine years) and 22 fights.
Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley (16-3-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) vs. Stephen Thompson (13-1-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) marked the third championship fight in UFC history to end in a draw. B.J. Penn vs. Caol Uno at UFC 41 and Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard at UFC 125 also ended in a draw.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) four consecutive UFC title defenses are second most among current champions behind flyweight titleholder Demetrious Johnson (eight).
Jedrzejczyk’s seven-fight UFC winning streak in strawweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.
Jedrzejczyk’s seven victories in UFC strawweight competition are the most in divisional history. They’re also the most of any female fighter in company history.
Jedrzejczyk has earned eight of her 13 career victories by decision. That includes five of her seven UFC wins.
Jedrzejczyk has out-landed her opponents 746-245 in significant strikes over her past five UFC appearances.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) had her 10-fight winning streak snapped for the first loss of her career.
Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero’s (12-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) eight-fight UFC winning streak in middleweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.
Romero’s eight-fight UFC winning streak tied for the fifth longest active streak among fighters in the company behind Jon Jones (13), Johnson (10), Tony Ferguson (nine) and Max Holloway (nine).
Romero is one of eight fighters in UFC history to earn eight consecutive octagon victories to start a career with the organization.
Romero has earned 10 of his 12 career victories by knockout. That includes six of his eight UFC wins.
Romero’s six knockout victories in UFC middleweight competition are tied for the fourth most in divisional history behind A. Silva (eight), Michael Bisping (seven) and Chris Leben (seven).
Romero’s six knockout victories since 2013 in UFC competition are tied with Derrick Lewis for second most among active fighters in the company behind McGregor (seven).
Yoel Romero and Chris Weidman
Yoel Romero and Chris Weidman
Romero’s five third-round stoppage victories in UFC competition are tied with Randy Couture for the most in company history.
Romero became the second fighter in UFC history to earn two career knockout victories stemming from a flying knee. Diego Sanchez also accomplished the feat.
Chris Weidman (13-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) has suffered back-to-back losses after starting his career on a 13-fight winning streak.
Weidman has suffered both of his career losses by knockout.
Weidman has completed at least one takedown against all 11 of his UFC opponents.
Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington’s (9-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) six victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied with Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes for most in divisional history.
Pennington’s four-fight winning streak is the longest of her career.
Pennington’s four-fight UFC winning streak in women’s bantamweight competition is tied with Julianna Pena for the longest active streak in the division.
Miesha Tate (18-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) retired from MMA following her loss.
Tate has completed at least one takedown in 15 of her 17 UFC/Strikeforce appearances.
Tate suffered her first decision loss since May 15, 2009 – a span of 2,738 days (more than seven years) and 17 fights.
Preliminary card
Frankie Edgar and Jeremy Stephens
Frankie Edgar and Jeremy Stephens
Frankie Edgar (21-5-1 MMA, 15-5-1 UFC) improved to 6-2 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in February 2013.
Edgar has earned eight of his 15 UFC victories by decision.
Edgar’s total fight time of 6:17:49 in UFC competition is the most in company history. He is the only fighter to log more than six of hours of UFC fight time.
Edgar’s 1,306 significant strikes landed in UFC competition are second most in company history behind Bisping (1,533)
Edgar’s 66 takedowns landed in UFC competition are the third most in company history behind Georges St-Pierre (87) and Gleison Tibau (84).
Jeremy Stephens (25-13 MMA, 12-12 UFC) fell to 5-4 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in May 2013.
Stephens’ 12 losses in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Stephens has suffered all four of his featherweight losses by decision.
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s (24-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) 24-fight MMA winning streak is the longest among active UFC fighters.
Nurmagomedov’s seven-fight UFC winning streak in lightweight competition is tied with Francisco Trinaldo for the second longest active streak in the division behind Ferguson (nine).
Nurmagomedov’s eight-fight UFC winning streak is tied for the fifth longest active streak in the company behind Jones (13), Johnson (10), Ferguson (nine) and Holloway (nine).
Nurmagomedov is one of eight fighters in UFC history to earn eight consecutive octagon victories to start a career with the organization.
Nurmagomedov earned the first kimura victory in UFC competition since Ray Borg defeated Chris Kelades with the technique at UFC Fight Night 60 in February 2015.
Nurmagomedov’s 88 significant ground strikes landed were the third most in a single UFC fight.
Tim Boetsch
Tim Boetsch
Tim Boetsch (20-10 MMA, 11-9 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in July.
Boetsch earned back-to-back victories for the first time since 2012.
Vicente Luque’s (11-5-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak in welterweight competition is the second longest active streak in the division behind Demian Maia (six).
Luque has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage. That includes all four of his UFC wins.
Luque’s four-fight UFC stoppage streak is tied for the second longest active streak in the company behind Nikita Krylov (five).
Luque became the fifth welterweight in UFC history to earn four consecutive stoppage victories, joining Thiago Alves, Matt Hughes, Matt Brown and Marcus Davis.
Belal Muhammad (10-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Jim Miller
Jim Miller
Jim Miller’s (28-8 MMA, 17-7 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak is his longest since 2011.
Miller’s 17 victories in UFC competition are sixth most in company history behind Bisping (20), St-Pierre (19), Donald Cerrone (18), Maia (18) and Hughes (18).
Miller’s 36 submission attempts in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Thiago Alves (21-11 MMA, 13-8 UFC) suffered back-to-back losses for the first time since 2010.
Liz Carmouche (11-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) improved to 5-...