Ranking All 7 Irish Fighters in the UFC Right Now

Spoiler alert: Conor McGregor is No. 1.
But don’t let that spoil the fun. There are six other fighters on this list who hail from the Emerald Isle, and in honor of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 76 going down from Dublin, we shall now rank them all in …

Spoiler alert: Conor McGregor is No. 1.

But don’t let that spoil the fun. There are six other fighters on this list who hail from the Emerald Isle, and in honor of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 76 going down from Dublin, we shall now rank them all in order.

Plenty has been made of MMA‘s so-called “Irish invasion,” and with McGregor at the helm, it’s fully realized. Along with the UFC interim featherweight champion in McGregor, you have several promising and prominent competitors in the UFC and beyond.

Here’s a ranking of the seven best. They are ranked based on record, strength of competition, skill set and future potential.

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