Dustin Poirier closed the gap—and then some—that once existed between he and Conor McGregor.
The American Top Team mainstay avenged a 2014 defeat and evened his head-to-head series with the Irishman, as he put away McGregor with punches in the second round of their UFC 257 headliner on Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. McGregor, who had never before been stopped on strikes, succumbed to blows 2:32 into Round 2.
Poirier walked through significant fire but made real headway with a series of kicks the SBG Ireland cornerstone’s lower lead leg.