Filed under: News , UFC , Videos (This story first appeared at USATODAY.com ) NEW YORK – As Conor McGregor strutted and swaggered and talked up a storm as Sunday morning hurtled toward sunrise, it was just as well that this is a city that never sleeps. The UFC’s loudest, boldest and undeniably biggest star had no intention of allowing it to. “I love this city,” McGregor beamed. “It suits me.” UFC 205, the organization’s first foray into Madison Square Garden and first appearance in the “Big Apple” after nearly two decades of political red tape kept it at arm’s length, needed to go off with a bang. The company got what it desired, in various forms, as McGregor knocked out Eddie Alvarez inside the octagon within two rounds in what was only part of a show fully worthy of this grand old arena. McGregor’s fame and notoriety has never been higher and in some ways this was his most satisfying night
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After UFC 205, Conor McGregor has unprecedented star power, leverage – MMA Junkie