Dustin Poirier avenged his 2014 knockout by stunning Conor
McGregor with a knockout of his own, stunning the Irish showman in the second
round.
Poirier had survived early blitzes from McGregor, in the
rematch on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi when he landed his shocking upset victory
by second-round knockout.
CBSSports.com reported that McGregor came out fast, flashing
his trademark speed and power, and even dipping back into the same shoulder
strikes that led to the knockout of Donald Cerrone in his January 2020 return
to the Octagon.
Through it all, Poirier remained steady, working over
McGregor with leg kicks, eventually taking the base of the Irish superstar
before blitzing him with punches, dropping him to the canvas and scoring the
knockout at the 2:32 mark of Round 2.
The leg kick attack was a constant through the round and a
half of action, with Poirier never deviating from the plan. When McGregor
landed and rocked Poirier’s head back, Poirier would reset and immediately look
to land the thudding kicks to McGregor’s calf.
Once McGregor seemed to have trouble moving effectively,
Poirier keyed in and amped up his volume punching.
“The leg kicks were good,” McGregor said after the loss.
“The lower calf kick was very good. My leg was dead, man.”
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