Conor McGregor: Brutal footage of one of UFC superstar's first fights
Before Conor McGregor became one UFC’s most ‘Notorious’ fighters, this rare and early footage of a young McGregor will show you why.
The Irishman, now 34, had a decorated career in the UFC having won both the UFC Featherweight and Lightweight championship during his stint.
He was also the first fighter in UFC history to hold championships in two weight divisions simultaneously, which is an impressive accomplishment in itself.
The ‘Notorious’ one signed with the UFC in February of 2013 after Dana White had multiple requests to sign him. McGregor had a dominant first two years, pursuing his first championship gold as a bout with Jose Aldo was scheduled for UFC 189 on July 11, 2015.
However, Aldo would pull out due to a rib injury and McGregor would face Chad Mendes at the event for the Interim Featherweight Championship and defeated him by TKO to win the championship.
Aldo and McGregor would then meet in December to crown the official champion, where McGregor knocked him out with a devastating left hook 13 seconds into the first round.
His first loss would then come in 2016, after he was defeated by Nate Diaz as he submitted to a rear naked choke 4:12 into the second round.
McGregor would get his revenge later that year, defeating Diaz in the rematch with it going the distance but had the Irishman winning by majority decision.
In his next bout, he would defeat Eddie Alvarez by TKO to win the UFC Lightweight Championship, thus making him the first double-division champion in the promotion’s history.
Two months later, he was stripped of the Featherweight title due to his inactivity in the division, before he would go on to have his first professional boxing bout with Floyd Mayweather.
Mayweather would go on to defeat