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Reuters Jeff Bottari
Irish fighter Conor McGregor suffered a leg injury during their loss to American Dustin Poirier in the retaliatory match that brought them together in Abu Dhabi on Sunday at the UFC 257 mixed martial arts tournament.
McGregor attended the press conference after the confrontation leaning on a crutch, limping and leaning with difficulty on his right leg.
The account of the fighting organization “UFC” on “Instagram” also published a video clip of a meeting between the American fighters, Barrier and the Irishman McGregor after their face-to-face fight.
“I completely broke my leg! Good job, congratulations,” McGregor said.
Poirier smashed the Irishman’s leg with several low kicks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFYlXjD7agc
Poirier managed to end the fight in the second round with a technical knockout, after he directed a series of blows to the face of MacGregor, who could not avoid it, to fall to the ground, and then the referee stopped the fight, announcing the victory of the American .
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Poirier avenged his loss to McGregor in the September 2014 fight at the UFC 178 mixed martial arts tournament.
This is Poirier’s 27th win during his professional career so far, compared to 6 losses, while McGregor suffered the fifth loss in 27 matches.
Source: Novosti + instagram / ufcrussia
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