Conor McGregor's fights ranked and rated W: Ivan Buchinger, KO (1), December 2012

Easily McGregor’s finest win outside of the UFC. In his final Cage Warriors bout, McGregor knocked out Buchinger to become a two-weight world champion within the promotion – something he would repeat in the UFC. McGregor was tweeting about the fight the other day, when a fan asked for the name of an usual kick he had utilised early into the first round. “I titled this shot ‘Flatley’. In honour of Ireland’s famed Riverdance,” he replied. “A little bang of the Flatley to tear the medial ligaments of the inside knee joint. Tasty.”