Sony Pictures Network Telecast UFC 205 Live
UFC 205 Lightweight Championship, will be simulcast LIVE and exclusive, on 13 November 2016 at 08.30 hrs on Sony SIX, SONY ESPN and SONY ESPN HD.
The Sports Cluster of the Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) is all set to broadcast the biggest fight of the year, UFC 205. With some amazing fight cards this year, 2016 has already proved to be massive for UFC and UFC 205 looks is looking to make history with its explosive line- up of fights. The event will take place at Madison Square Garden, marking UFC’s debut in New York since its inception.
Headlined by the UFC Lightweight Championship between Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor, UFC 205 will be simulcast LIVE and exclusive, on 13 November 2016, at 0830 hrs on Sony SIX, SONY ESPN and SONY ESPN HD. UFC will also be available for live streaming on the SonyLIV app and website.
Main Fight Card UFC 205:
· Eddie Alvarez v/s Conor McGregor – Lightweight Title
Both these fighters have been involved in a constant war of words as both of them prepare for the biggest bout in UFC. Alvarez went on to predict that his fight with McGregor will end in a similar fashion as UFC 196, where the latter lost brutally to Nate Diaz. However, the Irish mixed martial artist, who is known to have a very sharp tongue retaliated saying that the upcoming fight will be Alvarez’s last.
· Tyron Woodley v/s Stephen Thomson – Welterweight Title
The state of the UFC welterweight title chase appears to be relatively clear-cut heading into UFC 205, as reigning champion, Tyron Woodley will take on Stephen Thomson in the Welterweight bout, which is just one of the many reasons why the UFC debut event in New York is a blockbuster
· Joanna Jedrzejczyk v/s Karolina Kowalkiewicz -Strawweight Title
The two Polish contenders will battle it out in the Octagon with Joanna Jedrzejczyk heading into her fourth title defense against Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205 and will be defending her title on the biggest stage possible
· Chris Weidman v/s Yoel Romero – Middleweight Category
Former Champion Chris Weidman was perhaps the most active of all fighters on the UFC roster and he will be facing Yoel Romero in the Middleweight bout
· Kelvin Gastelum v/s Donald Cerrone – Welterweight Category
Cerrone will look to move up in the Welterweight rankings as he faces Kelvin Gastelum, the former The Ultimate Fighter winner, in UFC 205
· Miesha Tate v/s Raquel Pennington – Bantamweight Category