When Conor McGregor steps into the Octagon against Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 on Jan. 18, it will have been 1,160 days since the last time "Notorious" has won a fight in the UFC. The night of Nov. 12, 2016, marked the day that McGregor made history as the first fighter in the UFC to hold world titles in two different weight classes when he scored a second-round knockout of Eddie Alvarez to add the lightweight championship to the featherweight strap he claimed a year earlier against Jose Aldo.
A lot of things have changed in the world since McGregor's last UFC victory. He would go on to have a mega fight in 2017 when he challenged Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a boxing match that went on to do massive pay-per-view numbers before making a return to the Octagon in a failed attempt at reclaiming the UFC lightweight title against Khabib Nurmagomedov.
But to get a better understanding of how long it has been since McGregor last saw his hand raised in victory, DAZN News lists exactly what was going on in the world at the time.
You may be surprised at just how long it has been.
The last time Conor McGregor won a fight…
- Barack Obama was still President of the United States.
- Donald Trump shocked the world when he defeated Hilary Clinton in the 2016 election to become the next President of the United States.
- UFC Champions on Nov. 12, 2016: Joanna Jedrzejczyk (women’s strawweight), Amanda Nunes (women’s bantamweight), Stipe Miocic (heavyweight), Daniel Cormier (light heavyweight), Michael Bisping (middleweight) Tyron Woodley (welterweight) and Demetrious Johnson (flyweight).
- Ronda Rousey was still an active fighter in the UFC.
- Claressa Shields' boxing record was 0-0 and the two-time Olympic gold medalist had yet to make her professional debut.
- Zion Williamson was a 16-year-old high school student.
- Kevin Durant had a grand total of zero NBA titles.
- Paul Pierce was in the midst of his final season with the Los Angeles Clippers.
- The Chicago Cubs ended the longest world championship drought in North American professional sports history when the defeated the Cleveland Indians in the World Series.
- Both Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge were still in the minor leagues.
- Jimmy Garoppolo was still a Patriot, Patrick Mahomes started for Texas Tech, Ryan Tannehill played for the Miami Dolphins and Aaron Rodgers was under center in Green Bay.
- History was made in NCAA football as Michigan (#2), Clemson (#3) and Washington (#4) all lost. It would be the first time since 1985 that the No. 2, 3 and 4-ranked teams lost on the same day. Clemson’s starting quarterback was a guy named Deshaun Watson.
- The Duke Blue Devils, with a freshman by the name of Jayson Tatum, were the No. 1 team in the country. They would lose their first game of the season three days later to Kansas.
- Kanye West and Kim Kardashian only had two children. They have four now.
- Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna were still together.
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had just started dating.
- Pokemon Go was the hot new mobile game.
- We still didn’t know what happened to Jack in “This Is Us.”
- Doctor Strange, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Moana were the most anticipated theatrical releases.
- The No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 was The Chainsmokers "Closer" featuring Halsey.
- The Nintendo Switch had yet to be released.
- Las Vegas had yet to announce a name for their new hockey team.