He did it, ma. He did it.
Our very own Conor McGregor followed up victories for our football and rugby teams to complete an unbelievable weekend for Irish sport.
There were ecstatic scenes outside Madison Square Garden as the Green Army celebrated the Crumlin lad adding the lightweight title to his featherweight belt:
Outside @TheGarden right now SCENES !!! #ufc205 pic.twitter.com/jkq2CPwdUg
— Jordan Reed (@JordanValleys) November 13, 2016
Those who couldn’t make it for one reason or another were glued to their screens as McGregor did Ireland proud by defeating Eddie Alvarez in the second round:
Check out some of the reaction below:
Unbelievable @TheNotoriousMMA first man to unify belts. Love seeing Irish people do good in sports. #OurOwn ??????????
— Jeff Hendrick (@JeffHendrick92) November 13, 2016
Love it @TheNotoriousMMA ???????? #CHAMP sit down Alvarez ????
— Ian Harte (@ianharte23) November 13, 2016
My man ???????????????????????????????????????????????? @TheNotoriousMMA
— Shane Duffy (@shaneduffy) November 13, 2016
WOW!
McGregor toyed with Alvarez there , his most emphatic performance inside the Octagon, BOOM! ????????????#UFC205
— Paul Morrissey (@Paul_Morrissey) November 13, 2016
You gotta love him ????????????????????????????????????????
— Stephen Elliott (@SleevesElliott) November 13, 2016
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