Conor McGregor has got his pride back.
After suffering a shock defeat to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 - by submission, no less - the Dubliner's pride was badly battered.
But he dug deep on Saturday night (or Sunday morning for us) and went beyond the third round for the first time in his career to claim a majority decision win over the Stockton fighter.
It was a more cerebral performance from the featherweight champion this time around, as he was clearly afraid of repeating the mistakes of last March by over exerting himself in the early stages of the fight and leaving himself with no energy by the end of the second round.
Even when he managed to get Diaz on the floor, he remained patient and allowed the American to return to his feet, where he felt he would have the advantage, instead of being dragged into a grappling match on the floor which ended his win streak last time out.
It certainly was a more thoughtful Conor McGregor inside the octagon, and to go along with this The Notorious has been doing his best to cultivate a similar image outside of the ring as of late.
Before and after the fight, the featherweight champion was seen in what are now becoming his trademark specs.
Of course, not everyone had seen them before tonight, and so the merciless mocking began.
https://twitter.com/Scottlfc87/status/767198185341218816
https://twitter.com/me_stafford/status/767284189527957504
https://twitter.com/KOTOMMA/status/767188740800253952
https://twitter.com/hannah_egann/status/767188012639879172
https://twitter.com/TheHughezy/status/767306609034989568
https://twitter.com/ThisIsVittyHoon/status/767237592307957760
And there were those who were digging the new look.
https://twitter.com/nate_knows/status/767298294196408320
https://twitter.com/BernieDawg/status/767188312880734208
https://twitter.com/themidnightfox/status/767188278743339008
https://twitter.com/JoelVanWert/status/767202242118070272
https://twitter.com/jessikadouglas/status/767190870047109121
Still, there are some who see through the facade. There's nothing that gets past them.
https://twitter.com/eoinsull29/status/767310395652669440
People were trying to figure out where he got them.
https://twitter.com/AndrewBarker21/status/767188386805272576
https://twitter.com/ilovemmasobad/status/767188624664358912
https://twitter.com/RobertHarding/status/767238986913972224
Or maybe McGregor has just been binging on some Netflix recently.
https://twitter.com/theyoungmaxwell/status/767188650702405632
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