Conor McGregor became the first-ever UFC two-division champion when he defeated Eddie Alvarez to conquer the lightweight division. Conor would then go on to establish himself as one of the greatest stars the sport has ever seen. However, a much lesser-known fact about the Irish fighter is that he was Champ Champ before even he fought Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title.

Prior to his arrival in UFC, Conor fought at Cage Warriors where he became the featherweight and the lightweight champion of the organization. He submitted Dave Hill to become the lightweight champion. Then he chased the glory of being a two-division champion by challenging the lightweight champion, Ivan Buchinger. It was after that victory he coined the name Champ-Champ.

Conor McGregor Makes History

When the pressure is at its peak, Conor has the superhuman ability to perform at his best. We have seen it in his fights against Jose Aldo and Eddie Alvarez. Well, this fight was nothing different. Conor McGregor as usual pushed forward early in the fight. He threw a couple of flashy kicks and took Buchinger down. However, Conor could not assert any sort of dominance on the ground as Buchinger got back up. The fight then went to the center and both fighters started trading strikes, Conor getting the better of the exchanges. Watch Here

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Buchinger tried to get some damage in the clinch but Conor got out of the danger and made it a striking battle again. Well, X was getting impatient and charged towards Conor aiming to land an overhand right but Conor caught him with the left hook. And that was the beginning of the end. Conor walked Buchinger down, went to the head and then the body, landed some beautiful left hands. The fight ended 3:40 minutes into the first round when Conor again connected a left hand that knocked Buchinger down.

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Much Anticipated return of the Notorious One

After being away from the sport Conor McGregor would make his octagon return in UFC 246 against Donald Cerrone. Though the future of the Irish fighter is uncertain after the fight at UFC 246 it is believed that he is coming after the lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov. However, this fight is in the welterweight division. Hence that has led to speculations that Conor might be aiming at a third UFC title that is the welterweight strap. It would be intriguing to see where do Conor goes next after his fight with Cowboy.