History made.
Conor McGregor is the new UFC lightweight champion of the world after he beat Eddie Alvarez inside two rounds in Madison Square Garden in NYC.
The reigning UFC featherweight champion now has two belts and for the first time ever the UFC has a two-division champion.
Pre-fight all the superheroes were there, Wolverine v Spider-man at UFC250?
Just a "normal" Saturday night in NYC!!! @UFCNews fight night @MadisonSqrGdn with the legendary @Madonna pic.twitter.com/SWRzNUXuYc
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) November 13, 2016
Yooos, wee Spidey at the #UFC. Get in the Octagon with BONESAW! #SpiderManHomecoming #TomHolland pic.twitter.com/VGjg15mlMX
— NJ McLean (@NJ_McLean) November 13, 2016
Then Conor arrived to a rapturous partisan Irish NYC welcome…
Chills!! Here comes @TheNotoriousMMA at #UFC205 https://t.co/5cSqDdzzZm
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 13, 2016
.@TheNotoriousMMA is relaxed and ready to go!👊 #UFC205 #UFCNYC pic.twitter.com/8H7WvOejmJ
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) November 13, 2016
And proceeded to drop Alvarez three times in round one!
DROPPED!!! #UFC205
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) November 13, 2016
THAT LEFT AINT NO JOKE!! #UFC205 #Notorious
— Evan Turner (@thekidet) November 13, 2016
Waited 6 hours 😂 Connor is shitting on this lad! #UFC205
— Tom (@Syndicate) November 13, 2016
People couldn’t get over the power, speed and timing of McGregor’s left hand
McGregor's handspeed and timing is just an absurd advantage for him. #UFC205
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) November 13, 2016
McGregor is like a cobra. Every left hurts. #UFC205 #UFCNYC
— JOE.ie (@JOEdotie) November 13, 2016
Round over. Obviously McGregor wins it due to the 2 knockdowns. 10-8? That left hand is just vicious.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 13, 2016
That's no left hand, that's a scud missile coming your way 🙈. #UFCNYC #McGregorAlvarez
— Stan Collymore (@StanCollymore) November 13, 2016
And just like that it was all over for Eddie Alvarez in round two
A-MAZING!!! TWO. WEIGHT. WORLD. CHAMP!! Take a bow @TheNotoriousMMA at #UFC205 https://t.co/Qb8k37z9Cl
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 13, 2016
THAT'S IT!!!!!!! HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!! @TheNotoriousMMA!!! #UFC205 #UFCNYC
— UFC (@ufc) November 13, 2016
Wow! McGregor KO's Eddie Alvarez to become first simultaneous two-weight champ in history!!! #UFC205
— David Kano (@realdkano) November 13, 2016
Conor McGregor is the first fighter in UFC history to be a champion in 2 different weight classes at the same time. 145 & 155.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 13, 2016
Two-division champ y’all
#ANDNEW!! @TheNotoriousMMA #UFC205 https://t.co/jZO8AbDtRb
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 13, 2016
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