C. McGregor appears on the Octagon floor after suffering a serious injury. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
On Saturday night (10) the UFC 264, in Las Vegas (USA). In the main fight of the event, Dustin poirier derrotou Conor McGregor by technical knockout in the interval between the first and second rounds. At the end of the first round, the Irishman broke his ankle alone and was prevented from continuing in the duel.
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Although McGregor's nasty injury stole the show, Dustin poirier He had a great start to the fight and was winning the fight. In the count of two of the three side judges, “Diamante” won 10 to 8. Junichiro Kamijo and Derek Cleary gave the North American the victory by two points, while Sal D'amato scored 10 to 9.
Conor McGregor He started the fight more aggressively, relying on spinning kicks and the famous karate base. However, as soon as Poirier got the range of his punches right, the fight quickly took a different turn. After a good right, the American went for the legs and managed to take down the Irishman, who quickly tried a guillotine, but was unsuccessful. On top of his opponent, Poirier landed many clean blows and put McGregor in trouble. In the final seconds, the Irishman managed to stay on his feet, but soon after suffered a serious ankle injury and the fight was interrupted in the interval between rounds.
With victory, Dustin poirier qualifies to compete for the lightweight belt against the Brazilian Charles of the Bronx.
UFC 264 results
MAIN CARD
Lightweight: Dustin poirier derrotou Conor McGregor by technical knockout (ankle injury) 5m from R1
Welterweight Weight: Gilbert Durinho derrotou Stephen Thompson in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavyweight: Tai tuivasa derrotou Greg hardy by knockout at 1m07s of R1
Bantamweight: Irene aldana derrotou It's Kunitskaya by technical knockout at 4m45s of R1
Bantamweight: Sean O'Malley derrotou Kris moutinho by technical knockout at 4m33s of R3
PRELIMINARY CARD
Welterweight Weight: Max griffin derrotou Carlos Condit in the unanimous decision of the judges
Welterweight Weight: Michael Pereira derrotou Niko Price in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Feather weight: Ilia Topuria defeated Ryan Hall by knockout at 4:47 of R1
Average weight: Dricus du Plessis derrotou Trevin giles by knockout at 1m41s of R2
Fly weight: Jennifer maia derrotou Jessica Eye in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Average weight: Brad Tavares derrotou Omari Akhmedov in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Fly weight: Zhalgas Zhumagulov finished Jerome Rivera with a guillotine 2m02s from R1
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