McGregor vs Alvarez Fight Provides An All-Time Classic – TBT #9

It’s November 13th, 2016. Conor “Notorious” McGregor and Eddie Alvarez are headlining the UFC 205 event at Madison Square Garden in New York City. On one side, there’s Conor McGregor, the challenger for the lightweight title and the current UFC featherweight champion. In addition, he has a chance at becoming the first UFC two-division champion. On the other side is Eddie Alvarez, who seeks to defend his UFC lightweight title for the first time. 

The fighters walk to the octagon, and the fans are excited through the roof. Bruce Buffer introduces Conor and Eddie, and the UFC 205 main event begins after the two touch gloves. 

One minute into the fight, McGregor lands a left look on Alvarez and drops him, but Eddie recovers quickly. A minute after that first knockdown, Conor lands another left hand and drops Alvarez again. McGregor goes for the kill, but Eddie recovers again after successfully covering up. Round 1 ends with Conor as the better fighter between the two. 

Round 2 begins, and Conor catches Alvarez with a big left, but once again, Eddie recovers. After that punch, the Irishman keeps landing sharp lefts, and the American is on the verge of being knocked out. Then, with 2 minutes left on the clock, it happened. McGregor knocks out Eddie in spectacular fashion after landing a flurry of hard punches. The crowd was on their feet as they witnessed one of the greatest MMA fights ever. 

The Irishman made history that evening by becoming the first fighter in the history of the UFC to hold two belts simultaneously.  

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