The current UFC Bantamweight Champion was in Las Vegas for a Q&A when a traveling Irish fan took to the microphone inside the packed MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Elsewhere, Luke Rockhold is the new middleweight champion after inflicting Chris Weidman’s first career defeat. Aldo rushed in to try strikes of his own, but McGregor deftly stepped backward and clipped the now-former champion with a left hook.
McGregor’s past five wins have come via knockout.
Aldo (25-2) actually finished his punch and hit McGregor with a left, but the champ fell senseless to the ground. Not even the most ardent Conor McGregor supporters could anticipate that he would knock out Aldo with a single punch.
McGregor sidestepped a charging Aldo and landed a magnificent left hand to the jaw, which stopped Aldo cold. “There is no doubt now”.
On the other hand, Jose Aldo is claiming that he got a hiccup and the mistake cost him dearly. He envisioned his victory and was ready for Aldo from the opening bell.
The finish was the fastest ever in a UFC world title fight, beating Ronda Rousey’s 14-second submission of Cat Zingano in February, and Andrei Arlovski’s 15-second knockout of Paul Buentello in 2005. The official UFC site also provides live free scoring without buying the main event, or feel free to buy the live PPV UFC main event online streaming for sixty bucks and what should be a great night of UFC fights. That doesn’t mean it can’t be done, an unprecedented win streak by McGregor could make it happen down the road in the future. I felt like last fight week was gone before I could embrace it, but this time I took it in.
Above are highlights of the main card bout between Romero and Souza (courtesy of the UFC).
Yet the Irishman’s eventual earnings for the fight could come in way over the $1m mark once revenues from ticket sales and pay-per-view purchases are distributed. UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor during a post-fight press conference.
It had been ripped away from us at UFC 189 when Aldo was forced out of the bout with a rib injury.
“The trash talking didn’t affect me”, Aldo said. “I’m going to embarrass Jose in there”, he promised.
“No speed, just timing”.
Only 13 seconds later Jose Aldo was laying on his back with his arms by his side and referee John McCarthy was stopping the fight.
“It’s indescribable”, Rockhold said. “I will be back”.
He seized control of the fight when Weidman attempted to throw a wheel kick in the third round. I will KO him inside one, then go on and fight the victor of Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone for the lightweight belt. “I went through hell to get here, but it’s all worth it now”, Rockhold said.
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From the moment he arrived in the UFC in 2013, not long after getting off public assistance in his native Ireland, McGregor vowed he’d shoot to the top of the sport.
