Let’s rewind a bit.
In fact, let’s go all the way back to 2016.
On November 12th, a little less than three months after he avenged his upset loss to Nate Diaz in thrilling fashion, Conor McGregor made history as the first ever simultaneous two-division UFC champion when he emphatically dethroned Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205. It was the promotion’s maiden show at Madison Square Garden after New York finally legalized MMA. ‘Mystic Mac’ envisioned holding two UFC belts and knocked two legends out to turn that vision into reality.
One week prior to McGregor’s win over Alvarez, Charles Oliveira not only tapped to a second straight guillotine choke, he comically weighed in at 155 lbs for his featherweight matchup with Ricardo Lamas.