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In a year that already has proved to be massive for the UFC, with one major card after another, UFC 205 on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York looks to be the biggest and most important of them all. Headlined by UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez's first title defense against 145-pound champion Conor McGregor, the card marks the UFC's first visit to New York City and comes just eight months after the state passed a bill lifting a ban on mixed martial arts that dated back to 1997. In honor of such a marquee event, ESPN.com is providing dedicated previews to all 13 bouts on the card, breaking down what's at stake and projecting who will win, along with quotes and statistics for each fighter. To help get you ready for every fight, we'll be putting out cheat sheets often until fight night: Jim Miller versus Thiago Alves Rafael Natal versus Tim Boetsch Liz Carmouche versus Katlyn Chookagain Vicente Luque versus Belal Muhammad Khabib Nurmagomedov versus Michael Johnson Frankie Edgar versus Jeremy Stephens Miesha Tate versus Raquel Pennington Kelvin Gastelum versus Donald Cerrone (Note: Gastelum missed weight, fight removed from card) Chris Weidman versus Yoel Romero Joanna Jedrzejczyk versus Karolina Kowalkiewicz Tyron Woodley versus Stephen Thompson Conor McGregor versus Eddie Alvarez
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