This is a legend fight Belfort vs. Henderson 3. We don’t need trash talk to sell tkts. I am wondering if one day MMA will be seen more like a sport and less than entertainment? It seems that we are going to the wrong way. A good example is Aldo (real athlete) and Mc Gregor (trash talker). To become an Olympic sport we have to apply the Olympic values not only the Olympic rules. Where is the RESPECT?!? I don’t want to see our kids thinking that to become a successful MMA athlete you have to talk crap instead of respecting others. Real martial arts is not about this!!! We need a good example starting from the organizations, fighters and extending to the media and fans. It is a free consulting!!! I have a voice!!!! – Vitor Belfort

Lastly, a staredown between Aldo and McGregor nearly led to a fist fight. So what are you waiting for? Hit the play button and enjoy the McGregor show.

During a media scrum for UFC 194 yesterday afternoon in Los Angeles, McGregor met with journalists to discuss the show, which will debut on Sept. 9 on FOX Sports. In addition, he talks about his phenomenal success since stepping inside the Octagon in 2013, José Aldo running from UFC 189, and a potential future fight with Frankie Edgar.

Check it all out!

We will run through him no matter when the fight happens, but his time will come. When it does, you can be sure we will smash him. – Jose Aldo

The UFC 189 fight card was stacked, but it was all about the Irish sensation Conor McGregor tonight. Throughout the entire build up for UFC 189, McGregor talked the talk, and tonight, he finally walked the walk.

It took McGregor two rounds of total excitement to finish the all-American Chad Mendes, and he pulled it off fairly effortlessly. However, Mendes’ wrestling and ground-and-pound did manage to slow down the Irishman for a few moments, but McGregor’s striking was the biggest threat in the title fight. After being held down and nearly put into a choke hold by Mendes in the second round, McGregor managed to slip out of it and get back up. On his feet, McGregor put Mendes to work with precision combinations, which dropped Mendes at 4:27 in round two. It was sweet!

McGregor is now the interim UFC featherweight champion.

As for the co-main event, Lawler vs. MacDonald 2 is arguably the best title defense fight in the history of the UFC. It was a five-round brawl between Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald. However, the Canadian wasn’t explosive enough tonight. MacDonald’s strongest round was the third. Lawler put MacDonald away in the fifth round with a punch, which might have shattered his nose. Lawler successfully defended the welterweight gold for the first time since defeating Johny Hendricks.

As for the rest of the UFC 189 results, continue reading below.

UFC 189 Results

Conor McGregor def. Chad Mendes TKO (punches) 24:57
Robbie Lawler (c) def. Rory MacDonald TKO (punches) 5 1:00
Jeremy Stephens def. Dennis Bermudez TKO (flying knee and punches) 3 0:32
Gunnar Nelson def. Brandon Thatch Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:54
Thomas Almeida def. Brad Pickett KO (flying knee) 2 0:29

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)

Matt Brown def. Tim Means Submission (guillotine choke) 1 4:44
Alex Garcia def. Mike Swick Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
John Howard def. Cathal Pendred Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Cody Garbrandt def. Henry Briones Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

Louis Smolka def. Neil Seery Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Cody Pfister def. Yosdenis Cedeno Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00

Bonus Award

Fight of the Night: Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald
Performance of the Night: Gunnar Nelson and Thomas Almeida

You get to see all this and more on UFC 189 Embedded Episode 3. As for UFC 189, the fight between McGregor and Mendes takes place on July 11, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ahead of their fight, McGregor and Mendes exchanged unpleasantries on a national media call on Wednesday with parts of it captured in this video. In addition, McGregor continues to put on a show in front of the cameras, while Mendes prepares for the fight alongside his MMA mentor, former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber.

You get all this and more in UFC 189 Embedded Episode 2. Check it out!

On Episode 1 of UFC 189 Embedded, Aldo breaks the news that he’ll be unable to fight at UFC 189. After Aldo’s announcement, Mendes charges head-first into training for the just-announced title fight. In addition, you get to see the sport’s biggest UFC stars converge in New York City for a photo shoot for the massive Reebok fighter kit launch, which took place on Tuesday. Lastly, you also get a behind-the-scenes look at McGregor quickly shift gears for his new opponent.

Watch the video and make sure to catch the following episodes over the next few days.

Jose Aldo’s pulled out of five title fights. Conor McGregor’s ready to go, the no.1 guy in the world, Chad Mendes, is ready to go, so it makes sense. They’ll fight for the interim title and whenever Jose Aldo is ready, then that fight can happen to unify it. It’s his decision, I definitely don’t feel great about it. We spent a lot of money promoting this fight. A lot of people are excited about the fight, so it’s definitely disappointing. – UFC President Dana White

I think he will probably fight. And I hope so, I will be with him on Tuesday to see what he’s capable of doing during training or not, but my opinion right now is that he’s going to fight. I’m going to be optimistic about it because Aldo wants this fight so bad. I think this fight will probably happen. – Jose Aldo’s training partner, Jonas Bilharinho