Five of the best: A look at Conor McGregor’s most notable UFC wins

Conor McGregor makes his much-anticipated UFC comeback this weekend when he takes on Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The brash Irishman is coming off a near two-year lay-off in the octagon and is jumping in at the deep end, choosing to return against the man who succeeded him as lightweight champion.

Ahead of what has been billed as the biggest UFC fight of all-time, Press Association Sport looks at five of McGregor’s standout victories within the organisation.

Max Holloway (TD Garden, Boston, August 2013)

Chad Mendes (MGM Grand, Las Vegas, July 2015)

McGregor had positioned himself into featherweight title contention with technical knockouts of Dustin Poirier and Dennis Siver. But a bout against champion Jose Aldo was scotched due to the Brazilian’s rib injury, leaving McGregor to take on late replacement and number one contender Mendes for the interim strap. A bruising encounter came to a head when a trademark one-two from McGregor floored Mendes, who was caught with several more blows before the referee stepped in with three seconds left in the second round.

Jose Aldo (MGM Grand, Las Vegas, December 2015)

The hype around McGregor was growing rapidly and hit new heights with this 13-second blowout of a champion who boasted a 10-year unbeaten streak that spanned 18 fights. A picture perfect left cross knocked out the Brazilian before he hit the floor to signal an emphatic conclusion to a rivalry that had been building for months. With this win, McGregor proved he could back up his bravado and the 1.2million pay-per-view buys was a UFC record for a non-heavyweight contest, proving the charismatic Dubliner was one of the company’s most bankable attractions.

Nate Diaz (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, August 2016)

Eddie Alvarez (Madison Square Garden, New York, November 2016)