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Conor McGregor showed up to box. Dustin Poirier showed up to fight. The result was one of the most memorable knockouts in recent UFC history, one that will send Poirier to MMA superstardom…
Conor McGregor showed up to box. Dustin Poirier showed up to fight. The result was one of the most memorable knockouts in recent UFC history, one that will send Poirier to MMA superstardom…
Conor McGregor responded to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s jab at him by challenging him to return and fight him again. McGregor suffered his first-ever knockout defeat after falling at the hands of Dustin Poirier in their lightweight headliner at UFC 257 Saturday night. Nurmagomedov was one notable person who was watching the fight with a keen interest […]
Conor McGregor responded to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s jab at him by challenging him to return and fight him again.
McGregor suffered his first-ever knockout defeat after falling at the hands of Dustin Poirier in their lightweight headliner at UFC 257 Saturday night.
Nurmagomedov was one notable person who was watching the fight with a keen interest as he decided to take a jab at his bitter rival soon after the latter’s defeat.
“This is what happened, when you change your team, leave the sparring partners that made you a champion and sparring with little kids, far away from reality,” he wrote on Twitter.
When told of Nurmagomedov’s remarks, McGregor labeled them disrespectful and called on “The Eagle” to come back and fight him if he was ready to make those sorts of comments.
He would also dispute Nurmagomedov’s claims of him changing his team.
“My team has been my team since day one, I have not changed anything,” McGregor said in the post-fight press conference. “It is what it is. Respect the athletes, that’s the character of the man for sure, behind the mask… If he wants to have his disrespectful comments, come back and let’s go again, my man.
“I’m here for it. That’s fighting talk. If you’re coming back, come back. You try and do it.”
The chances of that happening — at least for now — seem very unlikely especially with UFC president Dana White admitting that a Nurmagomedov return wasn’t looking positive.
“I did talk to Khabib. And he said to me, ‘Dana be honest with yourself. I’m so many levels above these guys, I beat these guys.’ I don’t know. But it doesn’t sound very positive. We’ll see.”
Do you think we’ll ever see Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor 2?
UFC 257 featured lightweight main and co-main events that could set the tone for the division in 2021. Dustin Poirier was able to beat Conor Mcgregor in their rematch and Michael Chandler let the MMA world know that great fighters can come from B…
UFC 257 featured lightweight main and co-main events that could set the tone for the division in 2021. Dustin Poirier was able to beat Conor Mcgregor in their rematch and Michael Chandler let the MMA world know that great fighters can come from Bellator into the UFC with his win over Dan Hooker. There was […]
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement following a second-round submission win over Justin Gaethje last October…
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement following a second-round submission win over Justin Gaethje last October…
Well, Khabib ‘The Eagle’ Nurmagomedov has shared his thoughts on arch-rival, ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor’s shocking knockout loss to Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier at UFC 257 tonight. Headlining the Abu Dhabi event against two-time foe, Poirier, 32-year-old striker, McGregor started well against the Louisiana native, finding range with his patented straight left hand, before Poirier […]
Well, Khabib ‘The Eagle’ Nurmagomedov has shared his thoughts on arch-rival, ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor’s shocking knockout loss to Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier at UFC 257 tonight.
Headlining the Abu Dhabi event against two-time foe, Poirier, 32-year-old striker, McGregor started well against the Louisiana native, finding range with his patented straight left hand, before Poirier round an opening with a series of leg kicks, before scoring a somewhat suprising single leg takedown.
Forcing the Dubliner back to the fence, Poirier and McGregor eventually tied up in the clinch, with the two exchanging a couple of shoulder strikes in the clinch before some separation after a splitting elbow from McGregor. Constantly chopping away with damaging calf kick to the Dubliner, Poirier ate a counter left hand. Before the buzzer, the American Top Team staple replied with a well placed check right hook.
Scoring a couple more notable debilitating calf kicks, Poirier eventually backed McGregor up to the fence, where he began unloading with a series of hooks, hurting the former two-weight world champion. Dropping McGregor with a well-placed right hook, Poirier landed a couple of ground-and-pound strikes, shutting off the Dubliner’s lights before referee, Herb Dean stopped the barrage.
Inserting himself in title contention with the victory, Poirier may have lined himself up for a possible vacant title outing against event co-headliner, ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler who himself scored an incredible opening frame knockout over Dan ‘The Hangman’ Hooker. Paid In Full for Poirier.
Reacting to rival, McGregor’s defeat, Khabib took to his official Twitter account, where he detailed how McGregor’s knockout defeat came from a result of a switch in approach, training partners, and claimed his UFC 229 foe was “far away from reality“.
“This is what happened (sic), when you change your team, leave the sparring partners that made you a champion and sparring with little kids, far away from reality.“
Conor McGregor blamed inactivity for his defeat to Dustin Poirier. McGregor suffered the first knockout defeat of his career after falling to Poirier in the second round of their UFC 257 headliner on Saturday night. In what was one of the most shocking moments in the sport’s history, many were quick to speculate what led […]
Conor McGregor blamed inactivity for his defeat to Dustin Poirier.
McGregor suffered the first knockout defeat of his career after falling to Poirier in the second round of their UFC 257 headliner on Saturday night.
In what was one of the most shocking moments in the sport’s history, many were quick to speculate what led to McGregor’s defeat.
As far as the Irishman is concerned, it was his inactivity over the last few years that played a major role.
“You know, it’s hard to overcome inactivity over long periods of time and that’s just it,” he said in his post-fight interview (via MMA Mania). “The leg kicks were good. That low calf kick was good. The leg was dead and then … I just wasn’t as comfortable as I needed to be. It’s inactivity and that’s it.
“But Dustin Poirier is some fighter. If you don’t put in the time in here, you’re going to get cold in here. I’ll have to dust it off and come back and that’s it, and that’s what I’m going to do.”
McGregor is also seemingly looking to return to action sooner rather than later — especially with his fight with Poirier being his first in just over a year.
“Of course, I need activity you guys, come on,” McGregor added. “You don’t get away with being inactive in this business and that’s the way it is. I’ll take my licks. I’m gutted, I’m gutted. I put so much work in. Well done Dustin, good man. It’s a tough one to swallow. I put in a lot of work, I’m proud of my work. I’d like to have represented my team a bit better, but we’ll get to go again and that’s it.
“I’m going to go home to my kids in the hotel and just chill for a bit and regroup and that’s it.”
What do you think led to McGregor’s defeat?