MMASucka · Nov 14, 2016
Matchmaking for the UFC 205 Winners & Losers
The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its promotional debut Saturday night in New York City, New York. UFC 205 was the first card since UFC 33 in September of 2001 to include three title fights, all being contested on the pay-per-view. The main event was headlined between current featherweight champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor and then lightweight champion Eddie “The Silent Assassin” Alvarez in a contest for the lightweight championship. The co-main event featured a battle for the welterweight title between current champion Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley and challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Lastly, the third title fight to make up the card had champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz fight for the woman’s strawweight championship. Also on the pay-per-view was a middleweight bout between Chris Weidman and Yoel Romero, and a woman’s bantamweight fight between Miesha Tate and Raquel Pennington. Following Saturday night’s historic event, it is time to provide options for fights to make after UFC 205.