Conor McGregor is determined to steal the UFC knockout record that is currently shared by Matt ‘The Immortal’ Brown and Derrick Lewis.
Brown, 42, lived up to his title shot Saturday night in UFC Charlotte, scoring his 13th knockout inside the octagon against fellow veteran Kurt McGee. With the win, he catapulted Brown to the top of the all-time knockouts list, sharing the run record with heavyweight knockout artist Derrick Lewis. After his victory, Brown vowed to continue pursuing the finishing touches in hopes of one day being the sole owner of the illustrious record.
However, Irish star Conor McGregor may have something to say about that. After Brown’s impressive first-round exit, The Notorious moved on TwitterHe shares his desire to pass both Matt Brown and Derrick Lewis before hanging up his gloves.
“Matt Brown, at 42, now holds the highest KO within the UFC with 13KO’s,” McGregor tweeted after UFC Charlotte. “He and “The Beast” Lewis are related. I hold 8 KOs within the UFC currently, at 34 years old. I hold that record.”
Conor McGregor has a lot of work ahead of him to capture the UFC’s knockout record
To achieve his goal, Conor McGregor will need to do some serious work. He currently holds eight knockout matches in the UFC, but seven of them came in his first three years with the promotion. Since receiving a second-round knockout against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, McGregor has only one KO which came against Donald Cerrone in 2020. The win over “Cowboy” also marks his only victory within octagon Since becoming a second division champion in 2016.
After suffering a broken leg in the first round of his three-way bout against Dustin Poirier in July 2021, Conor McGregor is expected to return later this year for a highly anticipated showdown with high-octane lightweight superstar Michael Chandler. Before they step inside the Octagon, the pair will be training against each other in the 31st season of The Ultimate Fighter, set to begin airing May 30.
McGregor has not yet entered USADA’s testing pool for the required six months of screening, leaving some fans to speculate whether or not the bout will pay off.