Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor suffered a crushing defeat over the weekend. Now it would appear that the Ireland native has suffered a dramatic plummet within the official UFC rankings as a result.
“Notorious” went toe-to-toe with reigning and undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Saturday night for one of the year’s most highly anticipated events. They headlines UFC 229, which took place within the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Nurmagomedov earned a fourth round submission victory over Conor McGregor, with a brawl breaking out between both fighters’ teams shortly after the fight. Now Conor McGregor has dropped to the No. 8 position within the official rankings following the bout.
Check out the full rankings update within the information provided below.