![]() ![]() Watch this fight from UFC Dublin on ESPN+ Football stadiums and world titles, that's what I want." - McGregor Quotable: "What's next is me and Lorenzo Fertitta in the back with whiskey to talk football stadiums. McGregor shows no ill effects from the torn ACL he suffered 11 months earlier vs. The card is held in McGregor's hometown of Dublin, and the passionate fan base that travels around the globe to support him arrives four hours before the main event to support a card full of Irish fighters who went 5-0. Significance: McGregor headlines a Fight Night card in just his third UFC bout. McGregor scores a first-round TKO over Diego Brandao on July 19, 2014. "We're not here to take part, we're here to take over" McGregor's third UFC fight was in his native Dublin, allowing fans who would travel the world to see him a chance to stay home and celebrate a dominant win. But the victory is significant in that it comes against an opponent who will go on to build a Hall of Fame career. Significance: McGregor tears the ACL in his left knee in the second round, and he won't fight again for 11 months. Considering the fighter Holloway would go on to become, that's hardly a blemish for McGregor, who wins every round and is awarded a 30-26 decision by one is now officially one of my fav fighters to watch, couldn't look away the whole fight- Ronda Rousey August 18, 2013 McGregor is unable to get the finish for the first time in 14 pro wins. McGregor tears his ACL in a unanimous decision win over Max Holloway on Aug. ![]() McGregor on loss: I'll take it on the chin and bounce backĬonor McGregor speaks with Todd Grisham about the lessons he learned about fighting at welterweight against Nate Diaz at UFC 196 and how he responds to Jose Aldo and others criticizing him on social media. Quotable: "I'm the mental champ." - McGregor That philosophy plays a meaningful role throughout McGregor's career as he becomes the sport's biggest trash-talker. ![]() McGregor says that when he's outside of the Octagon "it's a game," and he feels like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, but in the Octagon it's emotion-free. Significance: McGregor tells reporters afterward that Brimage was too caught up emotionally in the prefight trash talking, which led him to overthrow his shots. So i guess is for real!! /dSwsouOeyj- Dana White April 6, 2013 The accuracy and power in his left hand live up to the hype. McGregor is 12-2 as a professional mixed martial artist as he makes his UFC debut in the prelims of a Fuel TV card in Stockholm. McGregor records a first-round TKO over Marcus Brimage in 67 seconds on April 6, 2013. Will McGregor be able to recapture the magic he once displayed in the Octagon?īefore we get the answer, let's take a look at how we arrived here.Ģ013-15: Perfect start | 2016-17: Bouncing back, making historyĢ018-19: Trouble in and out of Octagon | 2020: The next chapter 2013-15: Perfect startĪ blistering UFC debut Conor McGregor's precision was on full display during his UFC debut in 2013. McGregor is hoping to regain his status as a top contender, and his July 10 lightweight trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier will provide that opportunity. But that was followed by spectacle, defeat and legal trouble away from the Octagon. McGregor began a meteoric ascension that topped out when he became the first fighter in UFC history to hold two belts simultaneously. He was able to throw a punch, and White's instincts were prescient about McGregor's star power. McGregor would make his UFC debut two months later in Stockholm. "When I got in my car, I called Lorenzo and I said, 'Let me tell you what, I don't know if this kid can fight, but if he can even throw a punch, this kid is going to be a huge superstar.'" "The first time I met him, we flew him into Vegas and he and I went to dinner, and I was blown away by him," White said. Sean Shelby was familiar with the featherweight out of Dublin, and White flew McGregor in for a meeting. When he flew back to Las Vegas, White asked his matchmakers about McGregor. "I was in there with the fans all night, and everybody kept talking about Conor McGregor." "The place was packed, full of people," White said. 11, when he first heard a name that would become the most talked about in UFC history. Drinks would be covered by the UFC president. White was in Dublin to receive an award from Trinity College in 2013 when he invited UFC fans on Twitter to join him at a nearby pub after the ceremony. UFC president Dana White remembers the first time he heard the name Conor McGregor, a name that would forever change the promotion. ![]()
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