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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 12, 2016 (2016-11-12) | |||
| Venue | Madison Square Garden | |||
| City | New York | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 205: Alvarez vs Nurmagomedov is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held on November 12, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Background
This will be the first UFC event in New York.
The event is expected to be headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship match with current champion Eddie Alvarez defending the title against the unbeaten #1 Title Contender Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The co-main event, meanwhile, will see former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez take on former Pride Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko in a compelling heavyweight scrap
Official fight card
| Fight Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez (c) | vs. | Khabib Nurmagomedov | ||||
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez | vs. | Fedor Emelianenko | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | vs. | USADA |
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| Middleweight | Chris Weidman | vs. | Yoel Romero | ||||
| Lightweight | Al Iaquinta | vs. | Thiago Alves | ||||
- For the UFC Lightweight Championship
Announced Bouts
- Featherweight bout: Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Middleweight bout: Rashad Evans vs. Tim Boetsch
See also
References
- ^ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2016/4/14/11430996/mma-news-madison-square-garden-to-host-ufc-205-november-12th
