Conor McGregor’s night ended at UFC 264 with a broken leg but that came after he endured a rough opening round where Dustin Poirier was blasting away at him with punches and elbows on the ground.
While McGregor did manage a guillotine choke attempt along with some upkicks off his back, Poirier largely dominated the five-minute session with two judges ultimately giving him a 10-8 round had the fight been allowed to continue.
Despite the lopsided nature of the first round, McGregor’s longtime head coach John Kavanagh was actually pleased by the way things were going as he anticipated a massive comeback as the fight moved forward.