Riding a five fight win-streak into UFC 189 back in 2015, former double champ Conor McGregor cemented his name in the history …
listen to this place oh Big Shots by McGregor look at the clock closely 10 seconds the story this fight is not just Conor McGregor it’s Ireland this is a fight about how much pride these people have and this man has incredible weight on his shoulders right now Joe it’s like a rock concert in here 107 decibels Sinead O’Connor the Fighting Irish looking to lead with the belt all right gentlemen we’ve been over the rules protect yourself at all times follow my instructions [Applause] how good is this McGregor Mendez McGregor just can’t stop talking to him here we go spinning back kick immediately [Applause] shotgun is back and Connor gets back up right Chad looking to utilizes wrestling early connect Swift he tagged him with two big punches there Mike another right hand over the top by Mendes back kick is nice caught him with that one yeah Connor is timing that very well could be just trying to recover there’s a kick there’s a good one too much Chad amazing atmosphere it’s got Chad retreated [Applause] there you go connected that time he put the left on his chin and follow with the right looking for the takedown that’s a big Power Shot Down nicely done [Applause] there’s a good shot by Chad beautiful shot by Chad connected Connor’s used to the kicks is keeping him at length allowing him to land shots with another hard shot to the body Chad’s body’s hurt but Connor can hit him he’s got a longer reach and he can hit him in a place where Chad can’t hit him back Chad can’t stand in front of him and that’s a problem he’s having and Conor is doing a wonderful job of keeping him on the outside and attacking his body very nice straight left just miss Connor with some beautiful boxing here McGregor again and again huge takedown take down what happens when he faces the wrestler yeah and this is what we’re seeing chadman is on top third try another UFC strong elbow Chad Mendes Big Shot there oh these are nasty elbows he’s doing a lot of damage here he stepped over he’s looking for the neck looking for the neck Chad is excellent at this this is his technique with 20 seconds to go big deep breath by Chad Mendes listen to this place oh Big Shots by McGregor look at the clock closely 10 seconds wow wow Mendez tried to lock it in couldn’t Chad got a very good round on top what was seconds ticking away Conor McGregor went to work and he finished the fight and he’s the interim featherweight champion [Applause] the face of a fighting Nation we said he did not come here to take part he came here to take over foreign ERS contest at four minutes 57 seconds of round number two you’re playing the winner by TKO and now the new interim USGS featherweight champion of the world the notorious Connor McGregor [Applause]