McGregor TKOs Mendes, wins interim featherweight title
The main event of UFC 189 featured an interim featherweight title bout between Ireland’s Conor McGregor and the United States’ Chad Mendes.
The main event of UFC 189 featured an interim featherweight title bout between Ireland’s Conor McGregor and the United States’ Chad Mendes.
UFC 189’s main event, an interim featherweight title headliner between Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes, had two tough acts to follow – the injury withdrawal of champ Jose Aldo and a sensational co-main event between welterweight champ Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald.
Somehow, the fight rose above all and surpassed expectations. McGregor (18-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) survived the toughest test of his UFC career and stopped Mendes (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC), a three-time title challenger, in the second round to win the interim title and send his Irish fans into a frenzy.
Official Result: Conor McGregor defeated Chad Mendes by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 3:57)
