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Chris Weidman: Five best in-class fighters at UFC 205 - No. 5, Middleweight

UFC 205, as it stands, is the best collection of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) talent ever assembled to compete in one night (fight card subject to change, of course). The level of starpower and skill that will be on display inside Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., this Saturday night (Nov. 12, 2016), is quite simply, ludicrous. The pay-per-view (PPV) card features at least five fighters in their primes who may be considered the best at what they do in their weight class, taking on opponents who are both credible and dangerous in their own rights.

The stars of the show, Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez, probably won’t "steal the show" — a McGregor-led card will always be about McGregor -- but several of his fellow fighters have also been cast in high-stakes matches this weekend that could advance them to "next-level' status.