The UFC featherweight division found its next No. 1 contender on Sunday when Conor McGregor (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) knocked out Dennis Siver (22-10 MMA, 11-7 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 59 headliner at Boston’s TD Garden.
McGregor promised to finish Siver inside the first two minutes, and while he failed to live up to his word, he still got the job done within the distance as he TKO’d the German in round two.
As a result of McGregor’s victory, he’ll challenge 145-pound champ Jose Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC). “The Notorious” looked ready to fight the champ immediately after the contest though when he jumped the cage to confront Aldo.
To see what fighters, media members and more in the MMA community thought about McGregor’s fifth-straight UFC victory, check out the Twitter reactions below.
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