3 Unexpected Quickest Finishes to a Conor McGregor UFC Fight

#2 Conor McGregor's UFC Debut

When Conor McGregor made his debut in the UFC, no one knew quite what to expect from him. While there was no doubt he had a lot of promise, he had not proved himself on the bigger stage as of yet.

He was the young rookie, and he was placed opposite Marcus Brimmage. While Brimmage looked very good in the beginning, striking hard and fast, there was no hope for him once Conor recovered. A snap kick, and it was Conor instead, hitting hard, and soon enough he was the one on the ground after a couple of hard punches. The referee called a stop to the match.

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That was it. Within 1 minute and 7 seconds of the start of the first round, Conor McGregor was the winner on his UFC debut.

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Anirban Banerjee is a journalist from Kolkata, India and has been a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section over the past 2 years. He has interviewed Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, 'Cowboy' Cerrone, Jorge Masvidal, Mandy Rose, Joe Hendry, Darren Till, and many others.

Anirban has worked in the field of wrestling and mixed martial arts journalism for several years. In addition to his work on Sportskeeda, Anirban is a fiction writer and has co-written over 20 biographies as well. He was also a columnist for 90 Minutes.

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