''This is not over!': Desperate Conor McGregor vows to continue rivalry with Dustin Poirier as Joe Rogan interviews him while his leg is wrapped in a splint in a corner of the octagon at UFC 264
- Conor McGregor suffered another defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 254
- The Irishman broke his ankle in the final seconds of the first round
- He was interviewed by Joe Rogan as he sat on the floor with his leg in a brace Conor McGregor has failed to avenge his defeat to Dustin Poirier after the Diamond secured a stoppage victory in bizarre circumstances at UFC 264.
The lightweight rivals met in Las Vegas with McGregor seeking to avenge his Fight Island defeat to Poirier, in which the Louisianan stopped the Irishman inside two rounds.
McGregor vowed to 'murder' his rival in a first round knockout victory and there was no shortage of fireworks in a thrilling opening five minutes which resulted in the Irishman being stopped after fracturing his leg.
Conor McGregor was defeated again as he failed to avenge his January defeat to Dustin Poirier
McGregor broke his leg in the dying seconds of the first round of the UFC 264 bout
A doctor examined the injury and ruled that McGregor was not in a fit state to continue
Poirier claimed that McGregor suffered the fracture when he checked a calf kick in round one
The former two-weight world champion came out with all guns blazing in the opening exchanges, throwing a number of spinning kicks before landing brutal kicks to Poirier's calf.
The American weathered the storm, and pointed at McGregor after checking one of his calf kicks just 20 seconds in before pushing the Irishman back with a strong right hand.
McGregor engaged in a clinch and the physically superior Poirier took the invitation to land the takedown on his rival, who strengths lie in striking rather than wrestling.
The Notorious appeared to have a tight guillotine submission around Poirier's neck, but the 32-year-old kept his cool to escape the attempt and made the most of his top position, landing vicious ground and pound on McGregor, who fired back with a couple of upkicks.
Poirier dominated for most of the opening five minutes, landing vicious ground and pound
The American walks away from McGregor as the nature of his rival's injury becomes clear
Poirier was deemed winner by way of knockout via doctor's stoppage to win the series 2-1McGregor returned to his feet in the dying seconds of the round and the pair engaged in a fire fight with fists thrown in both directions. However, both missed during an exchange and McGregor put all his weight on his ankle, causing his leg to buckle and he fell to the floor.
Poirier swarmed his rival and the bell saved McGregor from a stoppage, although it soon became clear that the Irishman would not be able to get up and return to his corner at the interval.
A doctor was quick to attend the scene and determined that McGregor could no longer continue, with the fight officially awarded in Poirier's favour due to a TKO via doctor's stoppage.
It means that the Diamond has repeated his Fight Island feat in stopping McGregor by knockout and he now has two wins to McGregor's one in their thrilling series.
McGregor was in clear pain as he discussed the circumstances of his defeat in Las Vegas
The Irishman launched a vicious tirade at Poirier and said he was not happy with the outcome
McGregor was wheeled out of the T-Mobile Arena on a stretcher and put on a brave face
And Poirier maintained that the fracture was the result of a checked calf kick in the opening stages of the fight, while 'karma' was the reason for his latest victory.
'You never want to get a win that way but what happened was a result of checking a kick, I am more than sure of it,' he said in the post-fight press conference..
'He got what he had coming to him, karma is a mirror and I busted my a** for so long to put myself in this position, I doubled down on myself after beating him in January when they offered me a title shot and it paid off.'
The Louisianan also expressed his unhappiness with McGregor's dark comments before the fight, in which he said Poirier would be murdered and that he would leave on a stretcher.
The UFC 264 result means that McGregor has lost three of his last four fights in the UFC
Poirier, meanwhile, looks set to fight for the lightweight title after clinching another victory
The Louisianan speaks with wife Jolie after beating McGregor for a second time in Sin City
'I can take the trash talk but murder there is no coming back from that, there is no need for that. I want him to go home to his beautiful family,' he told Joe Rogan after the fight.
'He did hit me with a good cross like the last fight. Takedown was easy. He put his fingers in my gloves to land the upkicks. This guy is a dirtbag, man.'
But McGregor was in no mood to accept defeat as the pair exchanged terse words in the immediate aftermath.
'I was boxing the bleedin' head off him. Usual s*** diving to close the distance. This is not over. Your wife is in my DMs. I landed on my wonky leg like Anderson Silva that one time,' he told Rogan while sat on the Octagon floor.
Former lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov taunted McGregor after his latest defeat
Lightweight rival Justin Gaethje shared a clown emoji as he fired a dig at McGregor
Floyd Mayweather flaunted his $35,000 winnings after betting on Poirier to win in Vegas
UFC president Dana White later confirmed that McGregor fractured his tibia and will undergo surgery on Sunday morning. He also estimates that UFC 264 will garner between 1.7m and 1.8m PPV buys.
'You can't have a fight finish that way, so we will see how this thing plays out. Who knows how long Conor will be out. Poirier will do his thing until Conor is ready.'
The controversial ending to the UFC 264 main event has seen plenty of UFC stars take to social media to give their reactions, as McGregor's arch rival Khabib Nurmagomedov taunted the Irishman.
'Good always defeats evil. Very happy for @DustinPoirier. I hope you will get the belt end of the year,' he tweeted. Lightweight star Justin Gaethje tweeted a clown emoji while Floyd Mayweather flaunted his $35,000 winnings after betting on Poirier.
McGregor has now lost three of his last four fights in the UFC, leaving him some way off reclaiming the lightweight title, while Dustin Poirier looks set to take on Charles Oliveira for the 155-pound championship.
The lightweight rivals met in Las Vegas with McGregor seeking to avenge his Fight Island defeat to Poirier, in which the Louisianan stopped the Irishman inside two rounds.
McGregor vowed to 'murder' his rival in a first round knockout victory and there was no shortage of fireworks in a thrilling opening five minutes which resulted in the Irishman being stopped after fracturing his leg.
Conor McGregor was defeated again as he failed to avenge his January defeat to Dustin Poirier
McGregor broke his leg in the dying seconds of the first round of the UFC 264 bout
A doctor examined the injury and ruled that McGregor was not in a fit state to continue
Poirier claimed that McGregor suffered the fracture when he checked a calf kick in round one
The former two-weight world champion came out with all guns blazing in the opening exchanges, throwing a number of spinning kicks before landing brutal kicks to Poirier's calf.
The American weathered the storm, and pointed at McGregor after checking one of his calf kicks just 20 seconds in before pushing the Irishman back with a strong right hand.
McGregor engaged in a clinch and the physically superior Poirier took the invitation to land the takedown on his rival, who strengths lie in striking rather than wrestling.
The Notorious appeared to have a tight guillotine submission around Poirier's neck, but the 32-year-old kept his cool to escape the attempt and made the most of his top position, landing vicious ground and pound on McGregor, who fired back with a couple of upkicks.
Poirier dominated for most of the opening five minutes, landing vicious ground and pound
The American walks away from McGregor as the nature of his rival's injury becomes clear
Poirier was deemed winner by way of knockout via doctor's stoppage to win the series 2-1McGregor returned to his feet in the dying seconds of the round and the pair engaged in a fire fight with fists thrown in both directions. However, both missed during an exchange and McGregor put all his weight on his ankle, causing his leg to buckle and he fell to the floor.
Poirier swarmed his rival and the bell saved McGregor from a stoppage, although it soon became clear that the Irishman would not be able to get up and return to his corner at the interval.
A doctor was quick to attend the scene and determined that McGregor could no longer continue, with the fight officially awarded in Poirier's favour due to a TKO via doctor's stoppage.
It means that the Diamond has repeated his Fight Island feat in stopping McGregor by knockout and he now has two wins to McGregor's one in their thrilling series.
McGregor was in clear pain as he discussed the circumstances of his defeat in Las Vegas
The Irishman launched a vicious tirade at Poirier and said he was not happy with the outcome
McGregor was wheeled out of the T-Mobile Arena on a stretcher and put on a brave face
And Poirier maintained that the fracture was the result of a checked calf kick in the opening stages of the fight, while 'karma' was the reason for his latest victory.
'You never want to get a win that way but what happened was a result of checking a kick, I am more than sure of it,' he said in the post-fight press conference..
'He got what he had coming to him, karma is a mirror and I busted my a** for so long to put myself in this position, I doubled down on myself after beating him in January when they offered me a title shot and it paid off.'
The Louisianan also expressed his unhappiness with McGregor's dark comments before the fight, in which he said Poirier would be murdered and that he would leave on a stretcher.
The UFC 264 result means that McGregor has lost three of his last four fights in the UFC
Poirier, meanwhile, looks set to fight for the lightweight title after clinching another victory
The Louisianan speaks with wife Jolie after beating McGregor for a second time in Sin City
'I can take the trash talk but murder there is no coming back from that, there is no need for that. I want him to go home to his beautiful family,' he told Joe Rogan after the fight.
'He did hit me with a good cross like the last fight. Takedown was easy. He put his fingers in my gloves to land the upkicks. This guy is a dirtbag, man.'
But McGregor was in no mood to accept defeat as the pair exchanged terse words in the immediate aftermath.
'I was boxing the bleedin' head off him. Usual s*** diving to close the distance. This is not over. Your wife is in my DMs. I landed on my wonky leg like Anderson Silva that one time,' he told Rogan while sat on the Octagon floor.
Former lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov taunted McGregor after his latest defeat
Lightweight rival Justin Gaethje shared a clown emoji as he fired a dig at McGregor
Floyd Mayweather flaunted his $35,000 winnings after betting on Poirier to win in Vegas
UFC president Dana White later confirmed that McGregor fractured his tibia and will undergo surgery on Sunday morning. He also estimates that UFC 264 will garner between 1.7m and 1.8m PPV buys.
'You can't have a fight finish that way, so we will see how this thing plays out. Who knows how long Conor will be out. Poirier will do his thing until Conor is ready.'
The controversial ending to the UFC 264 main event has seen plenty of UFC stars take to social media to give their reactions, as McGregor's arch rival Khabib Nurmagomedov taunted the Irishman.
'Good always defeats evil. Very happy for @DustinPoirier. I hope you will get the belt end of the year,' he tweeted. Lightweight star Justin Gaethje tweeted a clown emoji while Floyd Mayweather flaunted his $35,000 winnings after betting on Poirier.
McGregor has now lost three of his last four fights in the UFC, leaving him some way off reclaiming the lightweight title, while Dustin Poirier looks set to take on Charles Oliveira for the 155-pound championship.
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