McGregor's trainer believes the Irishman was 'on track' to defeat Poirier in the second round

D. Poirier won the trilogy against C. McGregor in UFC 264. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

The trilogy between Conor McGregor e Dustin poirier, held in the main fight of the UFC 264, last Saturday (10), came to an end with a bitter taste. After a very busy first round, the fight was stopped during the break for the second round and Dustin poirier was declared the winner by technical knockout after Conor McGregor suffer a fracture in his left leg.

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Dustin poirier he was superior in the first round, as the judges' sheets showed, with two of them giving the North American a 10 to 8 victory. John Kavanagh, head coach Conor McGregor, however, believes that the Irishman was on the “right path” to achieve victory in the second round.

“It was fantastic. He was doing really, really well in there. I wasn't worried at all, I was very happy. I believe the energy was great, his technique was great. With few adjustments at halftime, we were on track to achieve a stoppage in the second round or maintain the pace until the end”, guaranteed the coach in an interview with the website MMA Junkie.

John Kavanagh also revealed that Conor McGregor He entered the octagon with a pre-existing ankle injury and that this must have contributed to the fracture.

“Some of that ankle injury was aggravated during the training period. We did an X-ray. That might have something to do with the fracture, I don't know. It seems strange to me that a young, healthy, fit man would break his leg like that without anything having happened before. But we can only speculate,” explained Kavanagh.

Conor McGregor He underwent surgery last Sunday (11) and plans to return “stronger than ever”. The former two-division UFC champion has lost three of his last four fights in the Octagon.

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