Long before the Irish superstar achieved champ-champ status, he made an announcement on home turf against a ferocious fighter.
It could have been a protracted time since we last saw him contained in the Octagon but it could actually’t be forgotten that Conor McGregor’s accomplishments saw him obtain the label of ‘The One, The Only,’ a title that was recently given to Alex Pereira.
‘The Notorious’ continues to be certainly one of the largest names in combat sports with even the suggestion of McGregor appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience getting people excited.
Nonetheless, we now have come a good distance from him and his Irish army taking up the UFC as was evident when McGregor was booed in Dublin at a Limp Bizkit concert.
Back in 2014, that exact same constructing witnessed a moment that may change MMA without end as ‘The Mac’ tore the roof off the place when he dismantled a dangerous opponent in his first foremost event highlight.
Diego Brandao produces spinning wheel kick knockout whilst wearing Alex Pereira’s shorts
Within the foremost event of UFC Fight Night 46 on the 3Arena in Dublin, Conor McGregor earned his third consecutive win contained in the Octagon when he stopped Diego Brandao in the primary round.
It was the Brazilian’s seventh outing within the UFC after he submitted Dennis Bermudez to win season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter as a component of Michael Bisping’s team.
The damaging fight finisher went 6-4 within the UFC before being released from his contract in April of 2016 but he has continued to stay lively ever since.
Leaving the UFC with a record of 20-11, Brandao is now 30-22 along with his post-UFC profession including a six-fight losing streak in Russian promotion ACA.
Nonetheless, on his recent return to competing in MMA on US soil, the 37-year-old reminded fans of what made him so exciting during his stint within the UFC.
Brandao faced 12-2 Jamie Siraj within the foremost event of Tuff-N-Uff 142 in Las Vegas because the promotion’s featherweight champion looked so as to add an Octagon veteran to his record.
After stepping contained in the cage wearing the custom UFC shorts of Alex Pereira which have featured in some highlight reel knockouts throughout 2024, Brandao produced what’s more likely to be certainly one of the perfect of 2025.
Following a right body kick, the challenger spun and landed a clean spinning wheel kick along with his left leg to dethrone the champion within the opening round.
Diego Brandao was an ideal opponent for Conor McGregor
Diego Brandao was the best opponent for Conor McGregor to bring the Octagon to Dublin in 2014.
Not only was the Brazilian’s intensity going to make for an entertaining construct to the fight which only increased the joy, his incredibly aggressive style played right into the hands of the sharp and composed McGregor.
His loss to ‘The Notorious’ marked back-to-back first-round losses for Brandao having been stopped by Dustin Poirier the fight before.
In his final Octagon appearance, he was submitting by Brian Ortega within the third round at UFC 195 before travelling the world to compete elsewhere.
