2. A Class By Himself
In the shadows of Lady Liberty, Conor McGregor accomplished a feat for the ages. The Irishman became the first competitor in Ultimate Fighting Championship history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously, as he stopped Eddie Alvarez on second-round punches to capture the lightweight crown in the UFC 205 headliner on Nov. 12, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Alvarez succumbed to blows 3:04 into Round 2, giving McGregor possession of championship gold at 145 and 155 pounds. Once he was forced to stand with the SBG Ireland rep, Alvarez was doomed. McGregor kept the Philadelphia native on the end of his punches, floored him twice inside the first five minutes and established his superiority with breathtaking ease. A little more than midway through the second round, he cut loose with a blistering four-punch combination that sent Alvarez crashing to the canvas and prompted referee John McCarthy to intervene on his behalf. McGregor outpaced Alvarez in the significant strikes landed department by a 32-9 margin, according to FightMetric figures.
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