Conor McGregor became UFC double champ OTD in 2016 by defeating Alvarez at UFC 205: Watch

On vember 12, 2016, history was made. Besides UFC holding its first-ever MMA event inside New York’s Madison Square Garden at UFC 205, it also crowned Cor McGregor as new lightweight champion. torious One, who had earlier won fearweight belt from Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds, delivered yet ar dominating performance against Eddie Alvarez and defeated him via TKO in second round of UFC 205. In process, Cor McGregor became first UFC fighter to simultaneously hold titles in two separate weight classes.

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Cor McGregor UFC career: What happened next?

fight elevated Cor McGregor’s im to a whole different level and even played a huge part in getting him a fight against boxing legend Floyd Maywear. However, before Maywear bout, Cor McGregor was stripped of his fearweight belt due to his inactivity in division, promoting José Aldo to undisputed champion. torious One n lost to Maywear but earned more than $80 million from bout.

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He was n stripped from his lightweight belt as he did t defend title in over 18 months. Meaning, he never defended eir of his two belts. He finally made his much-awaited return in 2018, where he fought Khabib Nurmagomedov, who won his lightweight belt. Cor McGregor dominated first round, but Khabib Nurmagomedov soon took over and won bout in fourth round via submission, thanks to his incredible wrestling skills. UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor drew around 2.4 million PPV buys - most ever for an MMA event.

A few months later, Cor McGregor retired from sport but made a comeback in January 2020. He fought Donald Cerrone in a welterweight bout and won via technical kckout in just 40 seconds. Though win earned him a Performance of Night bonus, he retired once again a few weeks later. w, Cor McGregor is scheduled to make his third comeback where he’ll face Dustin Poirier in a rematch.

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McGregor next fight: What’s next for torious One?

Though McGregor vs Poirier 2 is yet to be made official, torious One has been vocal about his return bout, which could take place in January 2021. Cor McGregor and Dustin Poirier first fought at fearweight in 2014 where former double champ came out victorious.

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Im Source: UFC.com