Sherdog’s Top 10: UFC Lightweight Title Fights

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4. Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor
UFC 205
Nov. 12, 2016 | New York
McGregor accomplished a feat for the ages in the shadows of Lady Liberty. The Irishman became the first competitor in Ultimate Fighting Championship history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously, as he stopped Alvarez on second-round punches to capture the lightweight crown in the UFC 205 headliner at Madison Square Garden. Alvarez succumbed to blows 3:04 into Round 2, giving McGregor possession of championship gold at 145 and 155 pounds. Once he was forced to stand with the SBG Ireland superstar, Alvarez was doomed. McGregor kept the Philadelphia native on the end of his punches, floored him twice inside the first five minutes and established his superiority with breathtaking ease. A little more than midway through the second round, he cut loose with a blistering four-punch combination that sent Alvarez crashing to the canvas and prompted referee John McCarthy to intervene on his behalf. McGregor outpaced Alvarez in the significant strikes landed department by a 32-9 margin, according to FightMetric figures.

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