Leading into UFC 196 in March 2016, Conor McGregor was slated to fight Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title and he boldly declared that “2015 was my year, 2016 is also my [expletive] year. Every year is my [expletive] year.”
McGregor’s 2015 was a dream year. He defeated Chad Mendes to win the interim title at UFC 189. In December he knocked out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to unify the belt, the only featherweight champion in the promotion’s history.
Entering 2016, McGregor was established as the brightest star in the sport, and by the end of the year he was the sport as he transcended into the mainstream and earned S.