Conor McGregor couldn’t have scripted his highly anticipated return to the octagon any better than what transpired at UFC 246.
McGregor, the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion, needed just 40 seconds to TKO Donald Cerrone on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
McGregor opened the fight by whiffing on a big straight left hand and falling into the clinch of Cerrone, but he hurt “Cowboy” with shoulder strikes to the face, which clearly caught him by surprise. That led to the fight’s pivotal moment just moments later, when McGregor landed a big head kick that rocked Cerrone before he finished the fight with punches on the ground.
You can see it all play out in beautiful super slow motion thanks to the UFC’s ‘Fight Motion’ cameras.
Also featured in “UFC 245: Fight Motion” is Roxanne Modafferi’s pummeling of Maycee Barber, Drew Dober’s knockdown that spelled the end for Nasrat Haqparast, and more.
Check out slow motion highlights from the entire fight card in the “UFC 246: Fight Motion” video above.
