Watch Conor McGregor Knock Out Donald Cerrone in 40 Seconds at UFC 246

Conor McGregor made a triumphant return to the octagon.

This is a photo of Conor Mcgregor.
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This is a photo of Conor Mcgregor.

Conor McGregor made his return to UFC Saturday night as he faced Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the main event of UFC 246.

McGregor, whose last bout was in October 2018 against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229, made quick work of Cerrone. He beat him in 40 seconds.

Broke. His. Nose. With. His. Shoulder.

This is a rap lyric in MMA form. pic.twitter.com/eKtzZUfk89

McGregor bloodied Cerrone with a shoulder strike immediately after the opening bell. He continued landing more strikes in a clinch and connected with a high kick. A left hand sent Cerrone to the mat. McGregor was all business and caught Cerrone off guard.

Surprise, surprise.

🇮🇪 @TheNotoriousMMA is BACK. #UFC246 pic.twitter.com/df14NZ6zq6
Did I seriously just stay up till 12:30 am to watch Conor McGregor knock out a guy in 40 seconds? Dang, I guess I did.....
#UFC246 https://t.co/wMvxrbH6hb
How Connor McGregor trained for this fight! Damn McGregor pic.twitter.com/83h1LsiwLM

Twitter was just as shocked as the people who were there live to see McGregor knock someone out so fast. Just read some of the reactions:

Damn McGregor, my brother went to the bathroom and when he came back the fight was over 😂 #UFC246
It took me longer to type out this tweet than it did for Conor McGregor to knock out Cowboy. #UFC246
Damn McGregor 40 SECONDS Khabib WATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW LIKE pic.twitter.com/VQaK4MYAkF
Somebody said “damn mcgregor won the fight before my link even loaded” 🤣
Bad news, the fight lasted 30 seconds. Good news, Conor has all his energy for this upcoming promo with Joe Rogan
Imagine paying all that money just to see McGregor knock Cowboy out in 40 seconds.
I didn’t NOT expect Conor to knock out Cowboy that easily? I’m shook lol. @TheNotoriousMMA welcome back
It took him 2 minutes to walk to the octagon and 40 seconds to knock out Cowboy, McGregor bringing drama back to UFC 😂 https://t.co/9l0rdF1r0r
Welcome back Champ!! @TheNotoriousMMA. 🙏🏾💪🏾
🗣️ CONOR HAS A LIST!

Line them up, @TheNotoriousMMA is taking all comers! #UFC246 pic.twitter.com/thQithYM5X

Joe Rogan interviewed both fighters after the match. McGregor sounds ready to face his next opponent.

A true pioneer of the game. 👏

Nothing but respect for @CowboyCerrone! #UFC246 pic.twitter.com/mVBUVQT06X

Meanwhile, Cowboy was classy in defeat.

The Notorious is back.

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