Twitter reacts to Dustin Poirier TKO win over a returning Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 257 pay per view tonight.
Conor McGregor had promised an emphatic return to MMA with a knockout win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. Instead, however, it was the Irishman who ended up on his back staring at the lights. McGregor declared that the match would end early. It did, but not in the way he predicted.
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McGregor looked good in the first round. Poirier spent much of the first round looking to tie the former double champ. However, at no point did he seemed threatening enough to actually win it. The second round too seemed to be going McGregor’s way until Poirier suddenly caught the Notorious in a barrage of punches that sent him to the canvas.
The Diamond continued his assault before the referee finally got in and called the match off in his favour. That was it, in just two rounds, Poirier had ruined on McGregor’s return. He won the return tie, setting up 2021 for him and a potential trilogy in the future too.
Twitter reacts to Dustin Poirier TKO win over Conor McGregor at UFC 257
Damn DP did it!!! Wow
— Funky (@Benaskren) January 24, 2021
POIRIER KOs MCGREGOR OMG
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) January 24, 2021
I’ve known @DustinPoirier since his first or second fight in the ufc and so happy for him to be now one of the best fighters in the world #ufc257
— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) January 24, 2021
Hook by Poirier, McGregor goes down and IT IS OVER! DUSTIN POIRIER pulls off the upset! WOWOWOWOW
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) January 24, 2021
Respect to @TheNotoriousMMA for taking that fight with a hungry top contender
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) January 24, 2021
Congratulations @DustinPoirier! Not a better human in this crazy sport. Well deserved! #UFC257
— Daniel Rubenstein (@dannyrube) January 24, 2021
Ooooo mmmmyyyy goooossshhhh🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 @DustinPoirier seals the freakin deal. Holy moly!!! #ufc257
— Michelle Waterson (@karatehottiemma) January 24, 2021
Honestly, the calf kicks are a game changer. A painful mistake by @TheNotoriousMMA for not checking them! Great job @DustinPoirier #UFC257
— EM™ (@MoghulEM) January 24, 2021
tough loss for McGregor, but Dustin is 💯% the Lightweight champion of the world tonight. #UFC257
— Tony (@DynamoCreative) January 24, 2021
People are fickle Connor just thought he was going to do a Cerrone to Poirier and that didn’t work out you win some you lose some he will be back. #UFC257
— 亚伦布朗 (@COKEISMYFAV69) January 24, 2021
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