Published 11:08 IST, April 7th 2021
Conor McGregor celebrates 8-year anniversary of UFC debut against Marcus Brimage: WATCH
Tuesday, April 6, marked the eight-year anniversary of Conor McGregor's UFC debut and on the occasion, The Notorious One reminisced on his journey.
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Tuesday, April 6, marked the eight-year anniversary of Conor McGregor's UFC debut. The Notorious faced Marcus Brimage in his first-ever UFC bout that took place in the preliminary card of ‘UFC on FUEL TV 9’. McGregor won the featherweight bout, in impressive fashion, stopping his opponent in the first round with a series of left and rights, earning the ‘Knockout of the Night’ bonus in the process - $60,000.
Today in 2013 I weighed in for my UFC debut. What a journey! It would become my 12th KO in MMA competition. Dustin Poirier would then become my 12th first round KO in MMA competition.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 5, 2021
This next fight will be my 12th UFC main event.
Rare company!
Proper Twelve baby! All day!
Conor McGregor next fight: Conor McGregor UFC debut
While remembering the bout, Conor McGregor revealed the things he went through to make his UFC debut successful. The Irishman revealed that he moved to his sister’s house eight weeks before the fight as her apartment was close to an MMA gym. McGregor claimed that he rarely took a day off and even used to train on Sundays. “I woke up, trained, walked back to apartment, ate my meals and rested, trained again, back to apt, sleep, repeat,” McGregor stated.
My ufc debut I found out 9 weeks out. I took a week to get right from not training/partying, and then 8 weeks out I moved to my sisters apt which was close to the gym. I woke up, trained, walked back to apartment, ate my meals and rested, trained again, back to apt, sleep, repeat
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 5, 2021
Double skills work. I also didn’t take rest days unless I absolutely had to. Not one. Not even a Sunday.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 5, 2021
I will take this approach again for my comeback fight.
I didn’t become ufc champ champ with this method but I did become ufc 145 champion. Also the cage warrior champ champ.
It was 12 seconds. https://t.co/Ls1flHSz5K
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 5, 2021
Conor McGregor UFC debut: Rise to stardom
Conor McGregor’s hard work ultimately paid off as he went on a historic run after the Marcus Brimage fight. He won the UFC featherweight title by knocking out Jose Aldo in just 12 seconds and went on to grab the lightweight strap from Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, becoming the first man in history to ever hold two UFC titles simultaneously. By doing so, Conor McGregor became a global superstar and brought many eyeballs to MMA in the process.
This earned him a boxing bout with legend Floyd Mayweather, that broke PPV records. The crossover match-up drew $4.4 million in PPV buys, the second biggest PPV buys in combat-sport history. Just a year later in 2018, McGregor returned to UFC and fought Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title. While he lost, UFC 229 became the biggest event in MMA history, generating $2.4 million.
Conor McGregor next fight: Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier
Now, eight years later after making his debut in the promotion, McGregor is going through the roughest patch of his career, coming off a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. The Notorious One is 3-3 on his last six performances, losing to Nate Diaz, Nurmagomedov and Poirier. However, while looking back on his journey, Conor McGregor has promised to get back to the old mindset that got him to become a UFC champion as he prepares for his third fight with the Diamond. Both are currently tied, 1-1, with McGregor winning the first and Poirier winning the second bout. The bout is making UFC news headlines off late.
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11:08 IST, April 7th 2021