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Conor McGregor had a victorious return to the Octagon with a first-round TKO win over Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone to close out UFC 246 in Las Vegas on Saturday.
McGregor wasted no time in launching right into the assault that ended the fight with a creative combination of shoulder strikes and punches that overwhelmed Cowboy from the jump.
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The Irishman picks up the win after a tumultuous time away from the ring.
McGregor took almost a year-and-a-half off after his fourth-round submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov.