Conor McGregor vows to land UFC knockout rate record before career end: ‘I’m getting this record’

Conor McGregor UFC knockout record before retiring I'm getting this recordConor McGregor is determined to steal the UFC knockout record that both Matt ‘The Immortal’ Brown and Derrick Lewis currently share. Brown, 42, lived up to his moniker on Saturday night at UFC Charlotte, scoring his 13th career knockout inside the Octagon against fellow veteran Court McGee. With the win, Brown jumped to the top […]

Conor McGregor UFC knockout record before retiring I'm getting this record

Conor McGregor is determined to steal the UFC knockout record that both Matt ‘The Immortal’ Brown and Derrick Lewis currently share.

Brown, 42, lived up to his moniker on Saturday night at UFC Charlotte, scoring his 13th career knockout inside the Octagon against fellow veteran Court McGee. With the win, Brown jumped to the top of the all-time knockouts list, sharing the running record with heavyweight knockout artist Derrick Lewis. Following his victory, Brown vowed to continue pursuing highlight-reel finishes in hopes of one day being the sole owner of the illustrious record.

However, Irish superstar Conor McGregor may have something to say about that. Following Brown’s impressive first-round knockout, ‘The Notorious’ took to Twitter, sharing his desire to surpass both Matt Brown and Derrick Lewis before hanging up his gloves.

“Matt Brown, at 42 years of age, now holds the joint highest KO’s inside the UFC with 13KO’s,” McGregor tweeted after UFC Charlotte. “Him and ‘The Beast’ Lewis are tied. I hold 8 KO’s inside the UFC currently, at 34 years of age. I’m getting this record.”

Conor McGregor Has a Lot of Work Ahead of Him to Capture the UFC Knockouts Record

To achieve his goal, Conor McGregor will need to put in some serious work. He currently holds eight career knockouts in the UFC, but seven of those came in his first three years with the promotion. Since earning a second-round knockout against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, McGregor has only secured one KO which came against UFC Hall of Fame inductee Donald Cerrone in 2020. The win against ‘Cowboy’ also represents his only victory inside the Octagon since becoming a two-division champion in 2016.

After suffering a nasty leg break in the first round of his trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier in July 2021, Conor McGregor is expected to make his return later this year in a highly anticipated clash with high-octane lightweight standout ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler. Before they step inside the Octagon, the pair will coach opposite one another on the 31st season of The Ultimate Fighter, scheduled to begin airing on May 30.

McGregor is yet to re-enter the USADA testing pool for a required six months of screening leaving some fans speculating as to whether or not the bout will ever actually come to fruition.

Matt Brown offers to fight Conor McGregor to land knockout record following stunning UFC Charlotte win

Matt Brown offers to fight Conor McGregor to land KO record following UFC Charlotte winOff the back of his spectacular one-punch knockout win over Court McGee last night in the featured preliminary bout of UFC Fight NIght Charlotte, veteran welterweight contender, Matt Brown has offered to fight former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor – in a bid to set himself apart as the most prolific knockout artist in Octagon history. […]

Matt Brown offers to fight Conor McGregor to land KO record following UFC Charlotte win

Off the back of his spectacular one-punch knockout win over Court McGee last night in the featured preliminary bout of UFC Fight NIght Charlotte, veteran welterweight contender, Matt Brown has offered to fight former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor – in a bid to set himself apart as the most prolific knockout artist in Octagon history.

Brown, 42, featured in the featured preliminary bout of UFC on ABC 4 last night against fellow welterweight division veteran, McGee, creating some separation in the final minute of the opening, before lining up a straight right counter, dropping and finishing the former with a stunning opening frame KO.

With the victory, Brown joined heavyweight knockout ace, Derrick Lewis as the tied most prolific knockout artist in the history of the organization, with both landing 13 separate finishes with strikes.

In response to Brown’s impressive feat, former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion, McGregor vowed to himself snatch the all-time knockout record before his time in the sport is over.

“Matt Brown, at 42 years of age, now holds the joint highest KO’s inside the UFC with 13 KO’s,” Conor McGregor tweeted. “Him and ‘The Beast’ Lewis are tied. I hold 8 KO’s inside the UFC currently, at 34 years of age. I’m getting this record.”

Matt Brown offers to fight Conor McGregor in bid to land UFC knockout record

Vowing to return to the Octagon in a bid to land another, record-setting knockout victory in the future, perennial contender, Brown offered to fight McGregor in a bid to enter the history books himself.

“I’ll fight you for it,” Matt Brown tweeted at Conor McGregor.

A former top-contender at the welterweight limit, Brown has landed Octagon victories over the likes of Stephen Thompson, Mike Swick, Erick Silva, Tim Means, and former lightweight title challenger, Diego Sanchez during his tenure with the UFC. 

Matt Brown flattens Court McGee for stunning first round KO victory – UFC Charlotte Highlights

Matt Brown stops Court McGee with first round knockout at UFC Charlotte HighlightsPerennial UFC welterweight contender, Matt Brown is back in the winner’s enclosure in a big way this evening at UFC Charlotte — rounding out the preliminary card with a stunning opening round knockout win over fellow veteran, Cout McGee. Featuring against his fellow veteran conteder, Brown managed to close out the preliminary card in their […]

Matt Brown stops Court McGee with first round knockout at UFC Charlotte Highlights

Perennial UFC welterweight contender, Matt Brown is back in the winner’s enclosure in a big way this evening at UFC Charlotte — rounding out the preliminary card with a stunning opening round knockout win over fellow veteran, Cout McGee.

Featuring against his fellow veteran conteder, Brown managed to close out the preliminary card in their featured bout, stopping the former with a picture-perfect straight right counter, sending him to the canvas with a thud in a spectacular walk-off first round KO victory for the Ohio fan-favorite.

Brown, who holds career wins over Stephen Thompson, Mike Swick, Erick Silva, Tim Means, Diego Sanchez, and Dhiego Lima, adds McGee to his impressive résumé with this evening’s UFC on ABC 4 card, lodging his stunning sixteenth career stoppage via knockout.

Below, catch the highlights from Matt Brown’s stunning KO win over Court McGee

Israel Adesanya touted as top-5 greatest fighter of all time following UFC 287 win: ‘He’s just spectacular’

Israel Adesanya touted at top-5 GOAT after UFC 287 he's spectacularOff the back of his stunning UFC 287 knockout victory over Alex Pereira to reclaim the undisputed middlweight title, Israel Adesanya must now be included in the greatest fighter of all time conversation – reaching the top-5 of that list already, according to veteran welterweight, Matt Brown. Adesanya, now a two-time undisputed middleweight champion under […]

Israel Adesanya touted at top-5 GOAT after UFC 287 he's spectacular

Off the back of his stunning UFC 287 knockout victory over Alex Pereira to reclaim the undisputed middlweight title, Israel Adesanya must now be included in the greatest fighter of all time conversation – reaching the top-5 of that list already, according to veteran welterweight, Matt Brown.

Adesanya, now a two-time undisputed middleweight champion under the promotion’s banner, managed to reclaim his undisputed title over the weekend in the main event of UFC 287, avenging a November knockout loss to the above-mentioned, Pereira.

Securing his first victory over the Sao Paulo striker in four attempts in Miami, Florida – City Kickboxing stalwart, Israel Adesanya dropped and finished Pereira with a cannoning second round knockout at UFC 287, minting himself as the undisputed king of the middleweights in the process.

Matt Brown touts the résumé of new champion, Israel Adesanya

Receiving major plaudits for swinging the tide against Pereira, Adesanya has been boasted as a top-5 greatest fighter of all time by the above-mentioned, Brown – who labelled the Nigerian-Kiwi as “spectacular”.

“I felt like this fight [against Alex Pereira], he (Israel Adesanya) just threw that out the window and said, ‘I’m not wrestling you, we’re doing a kickboxing match. And I’m f*cking you up.’” Matt Brown told MMA Fighting reporter, Damon Martin. “I commend him for that. That took balls for him to do that. That took courage – that took bravery. That took all the things that qualify a champion like Adesanya and I think you’ve got to star putting him in the top five GOAT list now.”

“It’s not like I’m basing this off one fight,” Brown continued. “Look at the guys he’s beat before [UFC 287]. He’s got a f*cking résumé. He’s just spectacular. It’s f*cking amazing what he’s doing. I’ll just leave it at time.”

Expected to welcome new challenges amid links to fights with both Dricus du Plessis, and the undefeated welterweight, Khamzat Chimaev next – Adesanya has distanced himself firmly from a third mixed martial arts contest with Pereira in the immediate aftermath of UFC 287. 

Matt Brown vs Court McGee booked for UFC Fight Night 225

matt brownThe Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to give us exciting new match bookings week by week, and this one is no different, as The Ultimate Fighter 7 contestant Matt Brown is slated to face The Ultimate Fighter 11 winner Court McGee at UFC Fight Night 225. UFC Fight Night 225 is to go down on May […]

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to give us exciting new match bookings week by week, and this one is no different, as The Ultimate Fighter 7 contestant Matt Brown is slated to face The Ultimate Fighter 11 winner Court McGee at UFC Fight Night 225.

UFC Fight Night 225 is to go down on May 13, 2023, live from a to-be-determined venue and location.

As it currently sits, UFC Fight Night 225 has three bouts scheduled thus far.

The first of these match ups was announced about a week ago, a light-heavyweight affair between no. 5 ranked Anthony Smith and no. 7 ranked Johnny Walker. Then the UFC recently added a women’s bantamweight clash between Jessica-Rose Clark and Tainara Lisboa, and now of course Brown versus McGee at 170 lbs.

Matt Brown went 2-1 on his season of The Ultimate Fighter, securing both victories via knockout and only losing to eventual season champion Amir Sadollah, while McGee went 3-1 on the show with two submission victories en route to winning his season.

Both of these men have had a bit of a rocky road along the way, but both have also had incredible success through their careers.

Matt Brown defeated eventual multi-time Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima (TKO) before even joining the UFC roster.

Since joining the UFC roster, he became the first man to ever defeat Stephen Thompson (UD), who went on to fight for a UFC championship not once, but twice following, and he also boasts wins over the likes of Mike Swick (KO), Mike Pyle (KO), Erick Silva (TKO), Tim Means (guillotine choke), Diego Sanchez (KO), and Dhiego Lima (KO), which made him 2-0 against the Lima brothers with both victories coming via knockout.

Then we have Court McGee, who came to the UFC with a record of 11-1, only losing to UFC veteran Jeremy Horn in that time.

McGee initially went 5-2 through his first seven octagon appearances, one of those wins coming over future UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (SD), and one coming over longtime veteran Josh Neer (UD). He also defeated Claudio Silva (UD) recently, who was 5-1 in the UFC at the time of their encounter, and he’s gone 2-1 over his last three.

Who walks away from this welterweight clash the victor, Matt Brown or Court McGee?

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Matt Brown Trashes Endeavor Over Handling of Dana White Controversy

UFC welterweight veteran Matt Brown has spoken out against how Endeavor has handled Dana White slapping his wife last month. The UFC’s parent company has remained noticeably quiet on the matter. It’s been business as usual for White as the …

UFC welterweight veteran Matt Brown has spoken out against how Endeavor has handled Dana White slapping his wife last month. The UFC’s parent company has remained noticeably quiet on the matter. It’s been business as usual for White as the president of the UFC this month as well. His controversial new series Power Slap has…

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