UFC 205 results: Conor McGregor dominates Eddie Alvarez, claims history as 2-division champ

NEW YORK – As he predicted, Conor McGregor made UFC history on Saturday at UFC 205, knocking out Eddie Alvarez to become the first fighter to hold two titles at the same time in the UFC.

McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC), the undisputed featherweight champ, stung Alvarez (28-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) over and over with a straight left hand until a combination put the lightweight champ on the ground a final time at the 3:04 mark of the second frame.

The lightweight title bout was the main event of today’s UFC 205 event at Madison Square Garden in New York. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Prior to signing with the UFC in 2013, McGregor won simultaneous featherweight and lightweight titles for England’s Cage Warriors promotion.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 205 results include:

• Conor McGregor def. Eddie Alvarez via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 3:04 – to win lightweight title
• Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson declared majority draw (47-47, 47-47, Woodley 48-47)
• Joanna Jedrzejczyk def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
• Yoel Romero def. Chris Weidman via TKO (knee, punches) – Round 3, 0:24
• Raquel Pennington def. Miesha Tate via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Frankie Edgar def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Michael Johnson via submission (kimura) – Round 3, 2:31
• Tim Boetsch def. Rafael Natal via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:22
• Vicente Luque def. Belal Muhammad via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:19
• Jim Miller def. Thiago Alves via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
• Liz Carmouche def. Katlyn Chookagian via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

For complete coverage UFC 205, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan, Matt Erickson and Mike Bohn contributed to this report on site in New York.)