Bloody Elbow · Jan 20, 2020
Fact Check: Did Conor McGregor set a UFC record after scoring a KO in his third division?
Esther LinConor McGregor secured a very clean 40-second dismantling of Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. The former two-division champion landed 20 strikes to get the TKO win, without a single strike landing on him.
That in itself is already incredibly impressive, but McGregor says he is more proud of a different accomplishment. By getting this finish in a welterweight bout, it now marks three divisions where the Irishman has secured a KO or TKO.
“I made history here tonight. I set another record,” McGregor boasted following his quick TKO over Cerrone. “I’m the first fighter in UFC history to secure knockout victories — at featherweight, at lightweight, and now welterweight — across three divisions.