Dustin Poirier had a ton of confidence going into Saturday night’s main event against Conor McGregor at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi and midway through the second round it paid off when he knocked out McGregor with a flurry of stunning punches.
Poirier, who was knocked out by McGregor in their first fight in 2014, seemed to have lost the first round on Saturday night but then he left no doubts about it in the second round.
McGregor was stunned as he fell to the ground, especially after he was in control early.
But Poirier got the win and is now in control of the lightweight division.
Here’s what it looked like after the KO:
SCORE: EQUALED.
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— UFC (@ufc) January 24, 2021
From beginning to end, all class this time 🤝
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— UFC (@ufc) January 24, 2021
Fighters and fans loved it:
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
Omg!!!! The diamond shines tonight! What a game plan! Worked perfectly! #UFCFightIsland8
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) January 24, 2021
Wooooow!! Leg kicks worked a charm…followed with the hands 👏 #ufc257
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) January 24, 2021
Masterclass. Congrats my man @DustinPoirier 💎💎💎 #ufc257
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) January 24, 2021
Wooow 😲 😲 😲 #ufc257
— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) January 24, 2021
Ooooo mmmmyyyy goooossshhhh🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 @DustinPoirier seals the freakin deal. Holy moly!!! #ufc257
— Michelle Waterson (@karatehottiemma) January 24, 2021
Give this guy the respect that he deserves 😳 #UFC257
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) January 24, 2021
WHAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!! #UFC257
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) January 24, 2021
Oh my God!!!!!!!! #UFC257
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) January 24, 2021
Congrats @DustinPoirier 💎 #UFC257
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) January 24, 2021
What an incredible flurry of punches.
Just one blow after another in rapid succession.
Wow. Just wow. #UFC257
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) January 24, 2021
Khabib Nurmagomedov has no incentive to return and fight at 155.
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) January 24, 2021
So proud of Dustin Poirier. And I’m buying hot sauce tonight
— Jonathan Bradley (@Jon__Bradley) January 24, 2021
