IT'S GOING DOWN!! 🇮🇪 @TheNotoriousMMA challenges 🇺🇸 @EAlvarezFight for the lightweight title @TheGarden!! #UFC205 is OFFICIALLY 🔥 🔥 🔥 pic.twitter.com/vRtyi34QEd
— UFC (@ufc) September 27, 2016
Late on Monday night, the UFC dropped a massive bombshell on us all, revealing that the much anticipated Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez fight would indeed end up headlining the promotion’s arrival in New York City at Madison Square Garden. That ended weeks of will they / won’t they rumors that involved fake injury news, fake bout agreements being sent to other contenders, and all sorts of other cloak and dagger stuff.
The clock was always ticking down to today, when the UFC is set to host a press conference at Madison Square Garden to announce the full NYC card for Nov. 12. Did the fight suddenly come together at the last second? Or was a decent amount of this just theater to save the fight announcement for the right moment? Whatever the case, the internet and MMA community is now buzzing about the fight and its implications.
Let’s take a look at the internet’s best reactions, starting with lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez first:
Let's Goo !!! pic.twitter.com/QBW7txO7Il
— Eddie Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) September 27, 2016
Not so happy with this all is #1 lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov, who had been sent contracts to fight Alvarez at both UFC 205 and UFC 206.
I have two bout agreements that bullshit champ refuses to sign. I got used the whole time to make Conor and Eddie get on their knees and beg
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) September 27, 2016
Just for the record @Ealvarezfight and @TheNotoriousMMA fear me I'm just a man. Your time will come to get my hands on you
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) September 27, 2016
any time anywhere, #205 @danawhite @ufc
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) September 27, 2016
This also has implications for the featherweight division and #1 contender Max Holloway:
Now that bullshit is done, No more running @josealdojunior @danawhite @ufc #maxforgold
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) September 27, 2016
And now onto the rest of the chatter:
#UFC205 presser TODAY at 6pm at @TheGarden FREE and OPEN to the public!!!! Or u can watch on https://t.co/99zVgTP3Vt pic.twitter.com/B3XmxW8TC0
— danawhite (@danawhite) September 27, 2016
Conor will retain 145-pound belt through UFC 205, White confirms to Van Pelt. See you guys tomorrow at The Theater @TheGarden!
— Dave Sholler (@DaveSholler) September 27, 2016
First we had one title fight…
Then we had two…
Then Dana was like…#UFC205 pic.twitter.com/uZH67Np5Qn— Dave Sholler (@DaveSholler) September 27, 2016
What a saga. One day someone will write a book on the past week. But MSG and the NYC fans get the fight they wanted and deserved. Well done.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 27, 2016
Oh man it is going down in November at Madison Square Garden #ufc205 #RedPantyNight #CantWait https://t.co/Ey3DGkEWjF
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocic) September 27, 2016
It's red panty night in the Alvarez household!! Baby we did it!
— Jake Riggio (@jqriggio21_HRD) September 27, 2016
Conor/Alvarez
Woodley/Wonderboy
Joanna/Karolina
Weidman/Romero
Edgar/Stephens
Cowboy/Gastelum
Kennedy/Rashad
Tate/Raquel#UFC205 has me like pic.twitter.com/URFUlyBjbD— MMA GOSSiP (@MMAxGossip) September 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/Hfitz1996/status/780662473988931584
https://twitter.com/JayRussellMMA/status/780713402767257600
https://twitter.com/JESnowden/status/780635964641275904
https://twitter.com/jeremybotter/status/780627435733737472
If McGregor holds two UFC titles simultaneously in the UFC's two deepest divisions, I don't want to hear any more of this DJ P4P #1 shit.
— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) September 27, 2016
CONOR MCGREGOR VS EDDIE ALVAREZ FOR UFC LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE AT #UFC205 IS OFFICIAL! pic.twitter.com/GZQDNhCl7z
— MiddleEasy (@MiddleEasy) September 27, 2016
When you hear McGregor may be headlining #UFC205 but you've been hurt before and don't want to buy into the rumour and be hurt again… pic.twitter.com/7Xa6RJJoMV
— Submission Radio (@SubmissionRadio) September 27, 2016
Good fight with McGregor and Alvarez for UFC 205. But it is a joke what they're doing with the featherweight title.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) September 27, 2016
