Conor McGregor to challenge Eddie Alvarez for lightweight title at UFC 205

A lightweight championship bout between Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor will headline UFC 205 on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden. UFC officials confirmed the 155-pound title fight to ESPN on Monday. The UFC 205 pay-per-view is historic in that it marks the promotion's first trip to New York since a 1997 ban on professional mixed martial arts was lifted earlier this year. McGregor (20-3), the current featherweight champion, will attempt to join BJ Penn and Randy Couture as the only fighters in UFC history to win titles in multiple weight classes. ...