Conor McGregor left Joe Rogan visibly stunned with knockout as he earned $500k and sent fierce message to rivals
Conor McGregor sent Joe Rogan into raptures cageside as he flattened Jose Aldo with a 13-second KO. The Irishman has a highlight-reel of incredible KOs during his frightening and successful career in the UFC, which saw him emerge as the promotion’s biggest superstar. McGregor flatlined Aldo with a stunning KO after just 13 secondsGetty Images But none came more impressive than in McGregor’s title unification as he looked to gain the full featherweight title from Jose Aldo after becoming interim champion. The pair met in a hotly anticipated clash at UFC 194 in 2015, with the power-striking star looking to complete his rise to the pinnacle of the 145lbs division. But what followed was seismic and mind-blowing with McGregor delivering one of the biggest statement stoppages in UFC history. He burst out the traps as accustomed in every fight during his remarkable rise, and confronted the legendary Brazilian head on. As Aldo tried to push forward and close the distance, McGregor unleashed a booming left hook which sent Aldo crashing to the canvas. Rogan roared in excitement as McGregor landed two downwards blows to the head of Aldo. The referee dived in stopping the champion from taking any more punishment, and the fight was stopped after just 13 seconds of the opening round. While sat in the commentary position, Rogan sat stunned with his mouth wide open, barely able to process the incredible events that unfolded. Like many UFC fans, they couldn’t believe quite how well he dispatched of Aldo and it placed a new huge spotlight on McGregor. Overnight his superstardom grew to unprecedented levels, and Rogan’s reaction became hot property on social media. UFCRogan’s live reaction was caught on camera and he was gobsmacked[/caption] He was able to regain his composure and enter the cage to interview the new champion just moments after the first bell had sounded. The interview remains an iconic moment of the sport of MMA in the current era. He shouted to Rogan: “Nobody can take that left-hand shot. “I tell you, he’s powerful and he’s fast, but precision beats power and timing beats speed. “Honestly, I feel for Jose. He was a phenomenal champion and we deserved to go a bit longer. But I do feel, at the end of the day, precision beats power and timing beats speed. “So, it would’ve happened sooner or later. Ireland baby we did it yeah!” McGregor celebrated wildly after his KO saw him capture the beltGetty When assessing the events that unfolded in the cage, Rogan did not hold back with his assessment, insisting the KO was so defining it even tarnished the legacy of Aldo. “Aldo’s legacy and his reign is always gonna be tarnished by that 13 seconds against McGregor,” he said after the fight. “Which is so crazy because you take away that fight and he’s got one brutal war with Chad Mendes where he got rocked and stunned, which is a tough fight – the second one – great fight. “And those are the only hard moments he’s had inside the octagon other than maybe round five against Ricardo Lamas. “He generally looks smaller. He definitely chose to slim down because he was having unbelievably brutal weight cuts early in his career. “He was just too big for the weight class so he just chose to slim his body down. “There’s video of Conor pretending to be Aldo, then him showing what he’s going to do and counter. “He does the exact move in the dressing room, knowing that that’s going to be the fight. “He knew Aldo’s movements, he had it timed down. He’s much more light on the feet and when Aldo moved in, he times it perfectly. That left hand is a missile.” McGregor went on to make more history after he recorded the fastest KO in the promotion’s existence, as he became a two-weight champion the following year. ‘The Notorious’ this time blitzed Eddie Alvarez to become the promotion’s first ever two weight king. Unfortunately his career tailed off in tandem with his stardom, as he was beaten by Floyd Mayweather when crossing over to the boxing ring in 2017. McGregor went on to become a two-weight champion and a legend of the UFCGetty Upon his UFC return, McGregor was submitted by bitter rival Khabib Nurmagomedov in the highest-selling pay-per-view event of all time in 2018. His activity came few and far between, having fought just three times since defeat to the Russian, including back-to-back defeats against Dustin Poirier. In the present day, he was set to make a comeback and fight Michael Chandler but the fight was shelved after he suffered a toe injury. His absence is felt on the UFC roster, with president Dana White keen to see a return of his biggest superstar. But an announcement is far from imminent and we will have another delay well into 2025 before the former two-weight champion graces the octagon again.
Conor McGregor sent Joe Rogan into raptures cageside as he flattened Jose Aldo with a 13-second KO.
The Irishman has a highlight-reel of incredible KOs during his frightening and successful career in the UFC, which saw him emerge as the promotion’s biggest superstar.
But none came more impressive than in McGregor’s title unification as he looked to gain the full featherweight title from Jose Aldo after becoming interim champion.
The pair met in a hotly anticipated clash at UFC 194 in 2015, with the power-striking star looking to complete his rise to the pinnacle of the 145lbs division.
But what followed was seismic and mind-blowing with McGregor delivering one of the biggest statement stoppages in UFC history.
He burst out the traps as accustomed in every fight during his remarkable rise, and confronted the legendary Brazilian head on.
As Aldo tried to push forward and close the distance, McGregor unleashed a booming left hook which sent Aldo crashing to the canvas.
Rogan roared in excitement as McGregor landed two downwards blows to the head of Aldo.
The referee dived in stopping the champion from taking any more punishment, and the fight was stopped after just 13 seconds of the opening round.
While sat in the commentary position, Rogan sat stunned with his mouth wide open, barely able to process the incredible events that unfolded.
Like many UFC fans, they couldn’t believe quite how well he dispatched of Aldo and it placed a new huge spotlight on McGregor.
Overnight his superstardom grew to unprecedented levels, and Rogan’s reaction became hot property on social media.
He was able to regain his composure and enter the cage to interview the new champion just moments after the first bell had sounded.
The interview remains an iconic moment of the sport of MMA in the current era.
He shouted to Rogan: “Nobody can take that left-hand shot.
“I tell you, he’s powerful and he’s fast, but precision beats power and timing beats speed.
“Honestly, I feel for Jose. He was a phenomenal champion and we deserved to go a bit longer. But I do feel, at the end of the day, precision beats power and timing beats speed.
“So, it would’ve happened sooner or later. Ireland baby we did it yeah!”
When assessing the events that unfolded in the cage, Rogan did not hold back with his assessment, insisting the KO was so defining it even tarnished the legacy of Aldo.
“Aldo’s legacy and his reign is always gonna be tarnished by that 13 seconds against McGregor,” he said after the fight.
“Which is so crazy because you take away that fight and he’s got one brutal war with Chad Mendes where he got rocked and stunned, which is a tough fight – the second one – great fight.
“And those are the only hard moments he’s had inside the octagon other than maybe round five against Ricardo Lamas.
“He generally looks smaller. He definitely chose to slim down because he was having unbelievably brutal weight cuts early in his career.
“He was just too big for the weight class so he just chose to slim his body down.
“There’s video of Conor pretending to be Aldo, then him showing what he’s going to do and counter.
“He does the exact move in the dressing room, knowing that that’s going to be the fight.
“He knew Aldo’s movements, he had it timed down. He’s much more light on the feet and when Aldo moved in, he times it perfectly. That left hand is a missile.”
McGregor went on to make more history after he recorded the fastest KO in the promotion’s existence, as he became a two-weight champion the following year.
‘The Notorious’ this time blitzed Eddie Alvarez to become the promotion’s first ever two weight king.
Unfortunately his career tailed off in tandem with his stardom, as he was beaten by Floyd Mayweather when crossing over to the boxing ring in 2017.
Upon his UFC return, McGregor was submitted by bitter rival Khabib Nurmagomedov in the highest-selling pay-per-view event of all time in 2018.
His activity came few and far between, having fought just three times since defeat to the Russian, including back-to-back defeats against Dustin Poirier.
In the present day, he was set to make a comeback and fight Michael Chandler but the fight was shelved after he suffered a toe injury.
His absence is felt on the UFC roster, with president Dana White keen to see a return of his biggest superstar.
But an announcement is far from imminent and we will have another delay well into 2025 before the former two-weight champion graces the octagon again.
