On Saturday, the UFC went to Dublin, Ireland with a main event of Conor McGregor against Diego Brandao in the featherweight division.
There was a lot of buildup to this one, and fans knew that it was going to be an outstanding fight between two dangerous strikers.
McGregor was fighting in his hometown and had the crowd on his side in a big way. It took just about four minutes for him to deliver a huge win by TKO in front of the Dublin crowd.
He was ranked at No. 13 in the official UFC rankings coming into this fight, and a first-round win over Brandao is sure to move him into the top 10 of the division.
McGregor is getting closer to a title opportunity, but he isn’t quite there yet. Let’s check out five fights for him to take to get him closer to a shot at that belt.