- Title: McGregor and Alvarez face off ahead of UFC 205
- Date: 10th November 2016
- Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 10, 2016) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** ****WARNING CONTAINS PROFANITY*** EDDIE ALVAREZ, UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION, STANDING AT NEWS CONFERENCE AUDIENCE CONOR MCGREGOR, UFC FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION, WALKING INTO NEWS CONFERENCE, TAKING ALVAREZ'S TITLE BELT, ALVAREZ TOSSING CHAIR AT MCGREGOR, MCGREGOR AND ALVAREZ ARGUING, BOTH MEN SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) CONOR MCGREGOR, UFC FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION, SAYING: "The Irish are back. We've taken back control of New York City. I run New York City. I'm a fucking pimp rocking Gucci mink. And without me, this whole fucking ship sinks." UFC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION TYRON WOODLEY SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (English) CONOR MCGREGOR, UFC FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION, SAYING: "I predict, I predict I rearrange his face. He's too easily hit. Through all the talk and through everything else, he can be hit too easily. It's happened to him his whole career. I mean talking about somebody with the precision I have, I'm gonna hit him, he's gonna fall. Maybe if his toughness holds up he'll survive, but then his face will be rearranged. So that's what I predict. (SOMEONE ASKING - What round Conor?) Again, I think one round if he can hold out and he can drag it into the trenches, I'll take my hat off to him, but he'll never be the same if that is the case." NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) EDDIE ALVAREZ, UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION, SAYING: "I've always been the underground king of this sport. I've always been the UFC champion whether I was here or not. It just was a matter of time before I got here and I got this belt and no one is getting it from me." ALVAREZ AND MCGREGOR FACING OFF ALVAREZ AND MCGREGOR STANDING NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 9, 2016) (REUTERS) ALVAREZ VS MCGREGOR SIGN
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- Keywords: MMA UFC McGregor Alvarez MSG
- Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Mixed Martial Arts,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA00157V5YDB
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Brash and boisterous, featherweight title holder Conor McGregor predicted to beat rival Eddie Alvarez in one round when they battle for the lightweight title at UFC 205 on Saturday.
After arriving 20 minutes late to his own news conference at Madison Square Garden on Thursday (November 10), McGregor, wearing a white fur coat proclaimed, "The Irish are back! We've taken back control of New York City! I run New York City!"
McGregor is attempting to become the UFC's first two-weight champion.
While trading insults with Alvarez, McGregor said "I predict, I predict I rearrange his face. He's too easily hit. Through all the talk and through everything else, he can be hit too easily. It's happened to him his whole career. I mean talking about somebody with the precision I have, I'm gonna hit him, he's gonna fall."
When asked how long the fight will last, McGregor said, "I think one round if he can hold out and he can drag it into the trenches, I'll take my hat off to him, but he'll never be the same if that is the case."
McGregor was crowned featherweight champion on Dec. 12, 2015 when he scored a knock-out over Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds, while Alvarez claimed the lightweight belt with a first-round KO win over Rafael dos Anjos in July this year.
"I've always been the underground king of this sport,' said Alvarez during the rowdy news conference. "I got this belt and no one is getting it from me."
UFC 205 will be the first major mixed martial arts event in the state of New York since the ban on the sport, imposed in 1997 and which lasted for almost 20 years, was recently lifted. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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