Conor McGregor has been criticised online for not showing up to his fighter's weigh-in on the new series of The Ultimate Fighter.
TUF 31 aired in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with Team McGregor's first fighter in action suffering a devastating knockout.
Prospect Nate Jennerman was knocked out in just eight seconds by former UFC fighter Roosevelt Roberts, who previously fought seven times in the promotion, winning three of those bouts.
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McGregor had predicted his fighter would "make it ugly", but the Wisconsin native was caught early on in the bout and it was all over before he knew it as Michael Chandler's man won.
However, it was the fact that McGregor didn't show up for Jennerman's weigh-in which seemed to annoy a lot of viewers on social media.
One person wrote: "Conor McGregor no showing to his fighters weigh in doesn’t sit right with me at all."
Another commented: "Conor McGregor no shows the first weigh in for #TUF31."
Someone else said: "Of course Conor didn’t show up for weigh ins."
"Any theories as to why Conor was a no show at weigh ins? Or just Conor being Conor," read another comment.
Chandler also hit out at McGregor over failing to show up at the weigh-in, saying: "I'm here at the weigh-ins. I don't know where Conor is. To me the first weigh-in seems like it's pretty important. I don't know what kind of message it sends to your team if you don't show up to weigh-ins."
Roberts landed two one-two combinations on McGregor's fighter, with the second right flooring Jennerman before two hammerfists forced referee Mark Smith to stop the contest.
UFC President Dana White, who was sitting cageside for the bout, said it was "one of the fastest knockouts in TUF history", adding that it was a "massive win" for the 29-year-old.
Speaking to his fighter following the defeat, McGregor said: "We're still all here with you Nate. You get back to the gym. Don't worry about anything, just get back to the gym."
A clearly devastated Jennerman fought back tears as he spoke to the cameras following the loss, saying: "I feel like I didn't even get to fight. I just got clipped and didn't even get to show myself out here. Right now I'm just kind of down in myself."
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