Alvarez (left) defends his lightweight belt against McGregor (right) at UFC 205 in NY
Conor McGregor He asked for so much that he got it! The Irishman, UFC featherweight (up to 65,8 kg) champion, will challenge North American Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight (up to 70,3 kg) belt in the main fight of UFC 205, an event that marks the return of organization to New York, on November 12th, at the traditional Madison Square Garden.
The decision frustrates the Brazilian José Aldo, who hoped to have a rematch against McGregor for the featherweight title unification to avenge his only defeat in the Octagon, which happened in December last year.
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The announcement of the fight between Alvarez and McGregor was made official by UFC president, Dana White, on the SportCenter program, on ESPN in the United States.
The announcement of the fight surprised the MMA world, as the director had the Irishman ruled out of the fight for the lightweight belt and the Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov confirmed in the duel. This Monday morning (26) Dana reaffirmed her desire to see the rematch between Aldo x McGregor. But, it seems, Conor's desire not to return to the featherweight category was stronger.
Alvarez vs McGregor
Conor McGregor, who has a professional record of 20 wins and three losses. The Irishman, who gained fame for dethroning the Brazilian José Aldo as featherweight champion, he has not played in the division since taking the title from Manauara in December 2015. Since then, he was scheduled to challenge Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight belt, but the fight ended up being canceled due to an injury to the Brazilian.
He then had two fights in the welterweight category (up to 77 kg.), when he was surprised by Nate diaz, at UFC 196, in March, and managed to get back at the North American at UFC 202, last month.
Facing Alvarez, McGregor will try to join the likes of Randy Couture and B.J. Penn, the only fighters to win titles in two different categories.
In turn, Eddie Alvarez has a professional record of 28 wins and four losses. The American, former Bellator champion, will make his first title defense after surprising Rafael Dos Anjos, in July.
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