Meltzer: Sources giving ‘impression’ that Rousey won’t be ready for UFC’s NY debut

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Who is going to headline UFC 205? That’s a question that, with each passing week seems to have fewer and fewer good answers. It’s the UFC’s first trip to New York since 1995, shortly after which the sport was banned across the state and remained that way until early 2016. And so, with so much lost time to make up for and with one of the nation’s premiere event venues at their disposal, it was anticipated that the UFC would move heaven and earth to fill it with their top drawing stars.

Of course, one of the keys to filling an event with stars is having the stars to fill it with. In an alternate universe, where Jon Jones didn’t fail a drug test and Conor McGregor didn’t talk his way off UFC 200, both men would probably be prime candidates for UFC 205. McGregor may still be the man for the …

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