[2] After 15 years at SBG Ireland, main striking coach Owen Roddy announced his departure in the end of November 2018.

In the main event of the evening, Conor McGregor had been booked to face José Aldo for the UFC Featherweight title.

Aldo pulled out of the fight due to a rib injury however, meaning McGregor instead faced Chad Mendes for the interim title.

McGregor won the fight via second-round TKO, on a card that also featured a loss and a victory for SBG fighters Cathal Pendred and Gunnar Nelson respectively.

SBG's Artem Lobov was due to face England's Saul Rogers in an all-European Final, but visa issues saw Team USA's Ryan Hall replace Rogers in the season finale, where he utilized his superior grappling to great effect, and earned a unanimous decision victory over Lobov.