Conor McGregor Breaks Leg, Loses by TKO to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264
Conor McGregor suffered a leg injury as his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier was stopped after the first round at UFC 264 in Las Vegas.
Connor McGregor Broke His Ankle During UFC 264 Match😭😭😭
pic.twitter.com/9cQW4gujPP— Lil Book (@muslimbooker) July 11, 2021
McGregor’s night ended in excruciating circumstances as his lower left leg buckled underneath him as he stepped backwards after throwing a punch at Poirier towards the end of the first round.
The contest was awarded to Poirier as a TKO doctor stoppage as the American claimed bragging rights over his Irish rival with two wins from three in their trilogy.
An injury to Conor McGregor's leg forced a Doctor's Stoppage in the #UFC264 main event.
Dustin Poirier won via TKO. pic.twitter.com/jsZVltGniI
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 11, 2021
Poirier had enjoyed the better of the opening round, dominating McGregor on the ground and catching him with several clean shots.
The Irishman had started with a barrage of low kicks before the action went to the mat, as Poirier later claimed that the damage he had done when checking McGregor’s kicks had led to his ankle snapping later in the round.
“He fractured it in one of the checks at the beginning of the fight… It was probably cracked and on the twist of the punch [it broke],” Poirier said.
Dustin Poirier really hit the billionaire strut after getting his hand-raised 😮#UFC264 pic.twitter.com/XviJuXXT86
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) July 11, 2021
McGregor was blasted by fans for a classless post-match interview where he continued to insult Poirier and his wife, but his coach John Kavanaugh in defense pointed out the horrendous pain McGregor was in.
“His foot is literally hanging down. It’s a clean fracture of the fibula and tibia, it went straight through, the foot’s hanging down,” he explained.
McGregor 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/GcpxH5afmt
— Gump Cathcart (@bubbagumpino) July 11, 2021
Conor McGregor was taken out on a stretcher after suffering a leg injury at #UFC264 pic.twitter.com/eQe9fa09YJ
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 11, 2021
President Donald Trump was in the house.
Here is President Trump as he arrives on the floor at #UFC264 pic.twitter.com/AG81UaqrnK
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) July 11, 2021
UPDATE: McGregor has been handed a medical suspension which will rule him out of action until 2022.