Conor McGregor is gunning for his 20th MMA knockout in 2024. The charismatic Irishman has become the sport’s biggest star by combining his wacky personality and wicked one-liners with a scary ability to knock people out. In December 2012, ‘Notorious’ earned a call-up to Dana White ’s promotion when he turned Ivan Buchinger into a statue with a brutal one-shot knockout .
The KO’s kept coming in the Octagon and ultimately led to him making history as the UFC ’s first-dual weight featherweight and lightweight champion Ahead of his return against Michael Chandler later this year, talkSPORT.com has ranked the five best KO’s McGregor has scored during his 11-year run with the MMA leader. McGregor burst onto the scene with a blistering 67-second win over Brimage, who entered their bout with a 6-1 record following a spell on The Ultimate Fighter.
Brimage came out aggressively, but it proved to be a huge error as McGregor pinged his signature left-hand shot off the American's chin every time he stepped into range. A massive uppercut-hook combination was the beginning of the end. McGregor followed up with several more uppercuts before bundling his overmatched rival to the floor with a flurry of punches that came from all angles.
‘Mystic Mac’ entered the fight on the dole and asked for a $60,000 bonus during his post-fight interview before going on to become the richest athlete on the planet in 2021. Brimage lost six of his next seven bouts before retiring from MMA and.
