Dustin Poirier has defeated Conor McGregor in UFC 264 fight.
Newsone had reported earlier that UFC 264 on Saturday, July 10 was billed as “the UFC event of the year”, headlined by Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier fighting for the third time in their careers.
Conor McGregor was sensationally defeated for the second time in two fights at UFC 264 on Saturday night in Las Vegas, United States of America (USA) by Dustin Poirier.
This online news platform understands that Dustin Poirier was named the winner against Conor McGregor after the fight was stopped due to McGregor suffering an apparent lower leg injury
Newsone reports that the 32-year-old McGregor was stopped at the end of the first round after sustaining a suspected broken ankle in the closing seconds of the round against former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier.
Before this fight, Newsone reports that McGregor had defeated Poirier via first-round TKO at UFC 178 in 2014, but Poirier evened the score with a second-round TKO at UFC 257 in January.
Newsone reports that the development means the rivalry was perfectly poised heading into their trilogy bout in Las Vegas, and it was Poirier who emerged victorious in unfortunate circumstances.