- Conor McGregor beat Donald Cerrone so fast that his opponent failed to land anything in return.
- The UFC 246 main event between McGregor and Cerrone lasted 40 seconds.
- During that time, McGregor threw 19 strikes. Cerrone, meanwhile, landed nothing.
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LAS VEGAS – One statistic lays bare how easy victory was for Conor McGregor, after he knocked UFC 246 opponent Donald Cerrone out in just 40 seconds at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
Cerrone didn’t land one strike, according to UFC statistics.
McGregor started early and started fast on January 18, busting and bloodying Cerrone’s nose with shoulder barges to the face, stunned him with a head kick, and then beat him to the floor with a flurry of punches.
During that time, Cerrone failed to land anything on McGregor. Not one punch.
McGregor, meanwhile, threw 19 strikes, many of them devastating.
After the bout, Dana White told the media at a press conference which Business Insider attended, that Cerrone is "a tough kid."
McGregor said: "It was good to get back out there and get that feel again. I did great work this camp, I pushed myself so hard I had to hold myself back sometimes.
"I'm excited about the future."
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