UFC 205: Pros predict Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor

NEW YORK — Conor McGregor has a chance to make history Saturday night. It's a rarity that the UFC allows a champion in one weight class to move up (or down) and challenge for another belt. But that's exactly what is happening here.

McGregor, the UFC featherweight champ, will meet lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden in a true-to-life superfight. It hasn't been called that very often in the lead-up to this one, but it is.

It's also a monumental headliner on a ridiculously stacked card (perhaps the best ever) in an historic setting. The UFC has never run a show before in New York City. The sport just got legalized in the state for the first time…