The critics are running out of ammunition.
Conor McGregor foiled the plans of Team Alpha Male’s Chad Mendes, as he scored a second-round technical knockout and captured the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title in the UFC 189 “Mendes vs. McGregor” main event on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. A short-notice replacement for injured champion Jose Aldo, Mendes succumbed to punches 4:57 into round two.
McGregor shined on the feet and paid particular attention to his opponent’s midsection. However, it seemed for a time as if the questions that had longed dogged the Irishman would lead to his undoing.