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NEW YORK -- With his mink coat left in the locker room, Conor McGregor is set to take a swing at UFC history.No metal chair needed.McGregor, who attempted to use a chair in a violent fashion at a pre-fight press conference, can become the first UFC fighter to hold championship belts in two divisions at the same time.Its never even been close to a reality in this game, in the UFC, McGregor said. And then to do it on such a monumental stage like this, of course, this will be one of my shining moments.Imagine, McGregor strutting out of Madison Square Garden with two title belts over his shoulder in the same arena where the New York Rangers and New York Knicks arent even factors for one championship.McGregor, boffo at the box office, earned his headline shot at a slice of UFC history once mixed martial arts and New York ended a two-decade fight and legalized the sport.New York stripped the no shirt, no shoes, no service sign down and UFC stormed in with perhaps the most loaded card in the promotions history. McGregor fights UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205 on Saturday night at MSG. Joanna Jedrzejczyk defends the womens strawweight title against Karolina Kowalkiewicz and UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley fights Stephen Thompson.Its a card so yuge, so bigly, so terrific and fantastic, that President-elect Donald Trump has told UFC President White he may sit cageside. Seeing Trump at MSG wouldnt be a surprise; White has talked about their friendship and even spoke at the Republican National Convention in July.StubHub sold seats no cheaper than $700 as of Friday afternoon and a pair of floor seats could be yours for a cool $30,000.Thats chump change for the Irish superstar McGregor. He rolled around New York in a custom-made black Rolls Royce Ghost with his Notorious nickname and his image emblazoned on the sides.UFC could never have imagined such an uncomfortable ride toward New York legalization.UFC worked for years on convincing politicians it made sense to regulate MMA and grant its fighters the opportunity to fight in the same venue as boxing champions like Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson. UFC often thumbed its nose at state lawmakers and held press conferences, fan expos, autograph sessions and meet-and-greets in Manhattan.UFC ran its biggest cards in the East -- including a Super Bowl weekend show in 2014 -- roughly 14 miles west of Madison Square Garden at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.State lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed in April to end the ban. The law authorizing the sport took effect in September.The fight was ridiculous to get there, UFC President Dana White said. It should have never happened. But at the end of the day, it made it bigger.White billed 205 as the biggest, baddest fight card in UFC history, though the card was trimmed two bouts from the original slate. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans had a medical issue and his fight against Tim Kennedy was scrapped and booked for UFC 206. Kelvin Gastelum failed to make weight Friday and his fight against Donald Cowboy Cerrone was canceled. Cerrone will be paid his show money and rebooked on a future card.MSG will be stuffed with nearly 20,000 fans, 250 credentialed journalists, and make a serious run at some of the arenas gate record.Heres some of what theyll see:-----ALVAREZ (C) vs. MCGREGORAlvarez, a Philadelphia native, makes his first title defense since he defeated Rafael Dos Anjos for the belt in July. Alvarez (28-4) also held the lightweight title in Bellator and has won the biggest bouts in front of him in various promotions.He certainly doesnt have McGregors name recognition. But he does have that belt. McGregor, also UFCs featherweight champ following a 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo, could be forced to vacate one of the belts if he holds both. White hasnt decided if he will let McGregor defend championships in two classes. McGregor (20-3) made retirement threats earlier this year when he balked at some promotional demands and was yanked from UFC 200. He promised a big announcement after Saturdays fight, though he offered few hints about his future.Alvarez had said he would welcome a gimme fight with McGregor. McGregor vowed to retire Alvarez and attempt to swing a chair at the champs direction during a theatrical press conference at MSG.As far as the prediction, I believe fourth round, McGregor said. I know hes durable. I dont believe hes been hit by anybody like me.-----WOODLEY (C) VS. THOMPSONWoodley (16-3) is making his first title defense since he KOd Robbie Lawlor in the first round at UFC 201. Thompson (13-1) has defeated Rory MacDonald and Johny Hendricks as part of a seven-fight winning streak that earned him a shot at the title.Woodley, a collegiate wrester at the University of Missouri, looks to validate his title reign against one on the top strikers in MMA in Thompson.Ive been working on my wrestling tremendously, Thompson said. Every time I step out there, I expect to get taken down, but Im ready for it and Ill pop right back up and get the fight where I want to keep it, and thats standing.-----JEDRZEJCZYK (C) VS. KOWALKIEWICZThis battle of unbeaten Polish fighters turned vicious when Jedrzejczyk (12-0) head-butted Kowalkiewicz (10-0) during a pre-fight staredown.UFC has hyped this fight throughout Poland and every Polish bar it could find in New York. Jedrzejczyk shared a spot on the card with Ronda Rousey last year in Australia. She gets top billing this time on a card that also boasts former champ Miesha Tate fighting Raquel Pennington.I know that Im not the prettiest one, Im not having big boobies or Im not American, Jedrzejczyk said. But I want people remember me as the best female fighter and as the undefeated MMA and the UFC champion of the world. Nike Shoes China . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. Robinson was injured in a spill underneath the Nuggets basket during the first quarter of Wednesday nights loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. Clearance Nike Shoes From China . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble. https://www.nikeshoeschina.us/ .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. 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We just gotta continue to do that.Mondays game will feature a pitching rematch of the June 22 game that the Tigers won 5-1 at Comerica Park. Detroits Michael Fulmer had a rough fifth inning in that game, leading to an early exit, and Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma took the loss.Both Fulmer and Iwakuma are scheduled to be back on the mound Monday at Safeco Field.Fulmer (9-2) has been a rock on the Tigers staff this season. He had one four-start streak of starts without allowing a run.Iwakuma (12-7) hasnt been nearly as dominant but has also had a pretty good stretch of success. He is 11-3 with a 3.77 ERA in his past 14 starts and is coming off one of his best starts of the season.Iwakuma, a 35-year-old right-hander who signed with the Dodgers in the offseason but failed the team physical, has surprisingly been one oof the few constants in the Mariners rotation this season.dddddddddddd Seattle has already used 11 starting pitchers, and the Mariners took another hit Sunday when emerging left-hander James Paxton took a liner off his left elbow. X-rays showed that he suffered nothing more than a bruise, but Paxtons next start could be in jeopardy.Were starting to see him emerge before our eyes, Seattle manager Scott Servais said. Thats why Im really, really hoping that hes OK.The Mariners (57-53) have been on a pretty good run of their own lately. Theyre coming off a three-game sweep of the Angels and have moved into second place in the American League West, seven games behind Texas. Once left for dead in the postseason race, Seattle has managed to pull within 3 1/2 games of a wild-card spot.The Mariners have won five of six games and could make an even bigger push as theyre staring at a stretch of 18 consecutive games against non-contenders after the Detroit series.But first theyll have to get through a Tigers team thats playing its best baseball of the season. Detroit is hitting .288 as a team through the first week of August, second only to Minnesota among AL teams.All three games in the series will be played at night. It will wrap up a 10-game homestand for the Mariners, who travel to Oakland next weekend. ' ' '