UFC Fans Had A Field Day With The Photo Of Conor McGregor Knocked Out Against The Cage

Conor McGregor was a healthy favorite in his return to the Octagon after a year’s absence on Saturday night, as he faced Dustin Poirier for the second time in his career, having scored a knockout in their first fight. However, the fight world has a funny way of humbling folks, particularly those past their prime, and it certainly seems like McGregor has reached that threshold in his career.

The former pound-for-pound king got demolished in the second round, with Poirier lighting him up with a flurry of punches that turned out the lights on McGregor in an absolute stunner.

It was one of those nights where Twitter was at its finest, as nothing brings people together better than seeing someone who talks a lot of sh*t get knocked out, and the jokes were just tremendous. It also helps when there’s a perfect shot of the person in question out cold, and McGregor became an instant meme because of it.

https://twitter.com/ChefTrillie/status/1353216338232291328

There were lots of crossovers of the McGregor sleeping meme and Bernie Sanders at the inauguration from this week, but one stood above the rest, and everyone else delighted in watching McGregor get folded like a chair and then slumped by the cage.

https://twitter.com/Brandon_Warne/status/1353222439526932485
https://twitter.com/sundownmotel/status/1353222445314969601

https://twitter.com/rustymk2/status/1353224815692427264

You had about a million different variations of jokes about “what I look like after [insert thing that makes you fall asleep]” and truly they were all a joy.

https://twitter.com/imdavisss/status/1353218362030125057
https://twitter.com/JBlock49/status/1353218613767880704
https://twitter.com/Kofie/status/1353217598385778688
https://twitter.com/soIoucity/status/1353218018231390214
https://twitter.com/KennyDucey/status/1353219899523383296
https://twitter.com/stnap_kcin/status/1353218087307386880
https://twitter.com/dyllyp/status/1353217597320269824
https://twitter.com/Herring_NBA/status/1353220164058279937
https://twitter.com/mikegolicjr/status/1353222174044278785