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Conor McGregor knocked out by Dustin Poirier in stunning UFC comeback loss

January 24, 2021
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 23: (L-R)  event inside Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island on January 23, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Conor McGregor has been knocked out by Dustin Poirier in a stunning UFC comeback loss.

Poirier avenged his TKO defeat at the hands of McGregor back in 2014.

Poirier took the Irishman to the ground early in round one, but McGregor fought his way back to his feet to pull back an even first round for both fighters.

Round two was a different story, with the constant kicks to McGregor’s calf taking their toll and with 2 minutes 30 left on the clock in the second round, Poirier clipped him with a left and the fight was over. 

This was the Irishman’s first fight in over a year and he was sure to blame it on just that "It's the inactivity; that's it, I have to dust it off and that's it"

Dustin Poirier will now be looking at the champion of the divison, Khabib Nurmagomedov who he has already lost to back in September of 2019. 

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