Conor McGregor, Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler and others who had stellar UFC debuts 

The UFC is the biggest promotion for MMA in the world. Today we take a look at a few fighters who made a statement in their promotional debut with stunning performances. 

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Conor McGregor 

Conor McGregor came into the UFC as a two division-champion. In his debut, he secured an impressive first-round stoppage win over Marcus Brimage in just over a minute. 

Justin Gaethje 

Gaethje came into the UFC as a WSOF champion. His fight against Johnson was a thrilling back and forth fight. He eventually earned a second-round stoppage win. 

Anderson Silva 

Silva came into the UFC as champion from another organization. He secured an impressive first-round finish over Leben in under one minute of the very first round. 

Michael Chandler 

Chandler came into the UFC as a multiple-time Bellator lightweight champion he secured an impressive first-round knockout over Dan Hooker  at UFC 257. 

Ronda Rousey 

Ronda Rousey secured a signature arm-bar win and won the inaugural women's UFC bantamweight championship 

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