Conor McGregor knocked out Chad Mendes at 4:57 of the second round to win the UFC interim title on Saturday night in the headline fight of UFC 189.

— -- Although Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo at UFC 189 had fans fired up, Aldo was forced to withdraw due to injury. Chad Mendes replaces Aldo, pitting the No. 3 ranked McGregor against two ...

UFC president Dana White said Tuesday that No. 1 contender Chad Mendes will replace injured featherweight champion Jose Aldo and fight Conor McGregor at UFC 189 on July 11.

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McGregor remained on the card and fought three-time title challenger Chad Mendes for the interim belt. He knocked out Mendes in the second round and unified that title with Aldo's on Saturday.