History made.
Conor McGregor is the new UFC lightweight champion of the world after he beat Eddie Alvarez inside two rounds in Madison Square Garden in NYC.
The reigning UFC featherweight champion now has two belts and for the first time ever the UFC has a two-division champion.
Pre-fight all the superheroes were there, Wolverine v Spider-man at UFC250?
https://twitter.com/RealHughJackman/status/797659746614517760
https://twitter.com/NJ_McLean/status/797668546440531968
Then Conor arrived to a rapturous partisan Irish NYC welcome...
https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/797683471367868416
https://twitter.com/btsportufc/status/797684870738755584
Then McGregor dropped Alvarez three times in round one!
https://twitter.com/TommyToeHold/status/797686118514880517
https://twitter.com/thekidet/status/797686289579413504
https://twitter.com/ProSyndicate/status/797686490625146880
People couldn't get over the power, speed and timing of McGregor's left hand
https://twitter.com/BloodyElbow/status/797686550309924865
https://twitter.com/JOEdotie/status/797687135784603652
https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/797687187378728960
https://twitter.com/StanCollymore/status/797687386192879620
And just like that it was all over for Eddie Alvarez in round two
https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/797688378472792064
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/797688158766956544
https://twitter.com/TheDKano/status/797688393614426112
https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/797688536929628160
Two-division champ y'all
https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/797689054418472960
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