The rubber match between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor at UFC 264 didn’t exactly have a satisfactory ending. McGregor suffered a lower tibia fracture towards the end of round one and the fight was stopped shortly after the horn sounded. It’s not officially known what caused the break but Poirier suggested it was after a checked low kick that Conor threw. That’s something considering how poorly McGregor dealt with Poirier’s low kicks in their second fight.
While the ending was unfortunate there was no doubt who took the opening round. McGregor had some offensive moments but otherwise got clipped a few times and he initiated the first grappling sequence While he did land an upkick and some elbows from his back, he also ate some hard elbows and other strikes on the mat after a failed guillotine attempt (again, an amusing decision considering earlier in the week he said he only counted knockouts).