Conor McGregor stops Jose Aldo in 13 seconds, wins UFC belt

I’m fresh. “When I go up for that lightweight belt, I will still be a featherweight champion also”.

And though the fight didn’t last particularly long, McGregor showed the value of power. “If he can bring a war and we can do this and trade for five rounds or whatever, then maybe I’ll consider a rematch, but I feel he won’t get up off the stool and answer that bell for the second round”, McGregor said. I said he’d overload on his right hand, and that’s what happened.

With blood visible from a cut on his face, Aldo said through a translator: “I think I need a rematch since it really was not a fight. Maybe Conor decided Frankie did look good and he would like to fight him”. “I went through hell to get here, but it’s all worth it now”, Rockhold said.

Chad Mendes, who has lost to both fighters has said that he believes Aldo will take the victory tonight.

The current record for the biggest live gate is held by UFC 189 – another fight headlined by McGregor at the same venue – while the record in pay-per-view buys belongs to UFC 100, headlined by Brock Lesnar v Frank Mir which attracted 1.6m purchases. Edgar ran through Charles Oliveira, Urijah Faber and Cub Swanson before finishing Mendes in impressive fashion and now the two featherweight contenders facing off on Saturday night have something else to worry about when their fight is over.

“You shouldn’t be trying that kind of stuff on me”, Rockhold said. Yesterday at the weigh-in, I didn’t want to get off the stage.

McGregor has attracted global attention to the grateful UFC, which has heavily showcased his magnetism and verbosity. And you’ll be seeing a banged up Brazilian on the other side of that dais, or whatever you call it. It could be somebody else. They’re going to be swallowed by the Irish, though. But first, he must handle Aldo’s mix of solid technical striking, formidable Brazilian jiu-jitsu and superior defense.

McGregor says injuries can’t stop him.

“Yes, 100 per cent, my best work is always done at home”.

McGregor doesn’t think the details matter.

Belfort was one of just two fighters to have beaten Rockhold in mixed martial arts, having done so halfway through the first round of their bout back in May, 2013. “That’s all it takes, especially when you have my left hand No one can take my left”. I visualise and I look at his facial features and I know that the soft part of his face won’t be able to take my shots.