UFC 194 results: Conor McGregor knocks out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds

Conor McGregor starched Jose Aldo to unify the UFC featherweight title in a 13-second bout on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. McGregor dropped Aldo with a left hand as Aldo surged forward to land a hard right.

Fans had to wait for all of 2015 to see McGregor challenge featherweight champ Aldo. The two were set to meet in July in one of the most promoted UFC bouts in history when Aldo got hurt. McGregor claimed the interim title by knocking out Chad Mendes at UFC 189. Then McGregor coached The Ultimate Fighter opposite Urijah Faber so fans didn’t get satisfaction until Saturday night.

UFC 194 takes place tonight (Sat., Dec. 12, 2015) inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, featuring a 145-pound championship unification match in the pay-per-view (PPV) main event between the first -- and only -- division champion, Jose Aldo, against Irish superstar -- and interim Featherweight kingpin -- Conor McGregor.

Aldo and McGregor have been on a collision course the entire year, originally scheduled to clash at UFC 189 over the summer. But, “Scarface” was forced to withdraw from the bout just 10 days ahead of fight night with a broken rib suffered in training. McGregor refused to postpone his appearance, accepting a short notice bout against late replacement -- and top-ranked division contender -- Chad Mendes.

The countdown to UFC 194: “Aldo vs. McGregor” is almost complete.

In just a few short hours, the mixed martial arts (MMA) action will erupt inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring the long-awaited grudge match between Featherweight champion Jose Aldo against interim 145-pound kingpin Conor McGregor in the pay-per-view (PPV) main event.

At long last, Featherweight champion Jose Aldo and his trash-talking Irish “interim” counterpart, Conor McGregor, will settle their score inside the Octagon later tonight (Sat., Dec. 12) at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The five-round, 145-pound world title unification match will serve as the UFC 194 pay-per-view (PPV) main event.

Aldo and McGregor were initially scheduled to battle six months ago at UFC 189. However, the Brazilian suffered a rib injury in training less than two weeks out from showtime and was forced to withdraw. It was a huge blow for UFC, which spent millions to promote an historic “World Tour” that hit “eight cities in five countries over the course of 12 days.” During that tour McGregor became increasingly unbearable with his insults and barbs, culminating with “Notorious” stealing Aldo’s belt on the dais in a wild scene on the final stop in the tour in Dublin, Ireland.