Conor McGregor makes UFC history

Sport360 staff 15:33 13/11/2016
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  • Conor McGregor knocked out Eddie Alvarez at Madison Square Garden on Saturday to become the first to hold two UFC titles at the same time.

    Ireland’s hugely popular UFC featherweight champion seized Alvarez’s lightweight title, knocking the American down three times with punishing left hands in the first round and once again in the next before finishing him off with a brutal four-punch combination at 3min 4sec of the second round.

    “Where’s my second belt?” McGregor shouted after one was wrapped around his waist, while cheers from a legion of ardent supporters rang around the arena.

    The UFC 205 card was the promotion’s first foray to New York, which in April became the last US state to legalize professional MMA fights.

    The Big Apple proved the perfect stage for McGregor, who has become one of MMA’s biggest draws not only for his exploits in the octagon but also for his swagger outside of it.

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