MMA-stjärnan McGregor knockad i sin comeback
MMA-stjärnan Conor McGregor knockades för första gången i karriären i nattens match mot Dustin Poirier. Det rapporterar SVT.
McGregor knockades 2.32 in i andra ronden.
Matchen, som avgjordes i Abu Dhabi, är irländaren McGregors comeback efter att han i somras meddelade att han avslutat karriären.
– Jag ser det här som en titelmatch – nu är det jag som är mästare, sa Poirier efter matchen.
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Conor McGregor
Wikipedia (en)
Conor Anthony McGregor (Irish: Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and boxer. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight champion. As of 20 January 2021, he is ranked #13 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings and as of 24 December 2020, he is #4 in the UFC lightweight rankings.McGregor is a former Cage Warriors featherweight and lightweight champion. In 2015, at UFC 194, he defeated José Aldo for the UFC Featherweight Championship via knockout 13 seconds into the first round, which is the fastest victory in UFC title fight history. Upon defeating Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 205, McGregor became the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight divisions simultaneously.In his debut boxing match, he was defeated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. He is the biggest pay-per-view (PPV) draw in MMA history, having headlined five out of the six highest-selling UFC pay-per-view events. His headline bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 drew 2.4 million PPV buys, the most ever for an MMA event. His boxing match with Mayweather drew 4.3 million PPV buys in North America, the second most in history.
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Dustin Poirier
Wikipedia (en)
Dustin Glenn Poirier (born January 19, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist and philanthropist. He currently fights in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. Poirier has been competing professionally since 2009, and he has also competed in the WEC. He also holds notable victories over fighters such as Max Holloway (2x), Eddie Alvarez, Justin Gaethje, Anthony Pettis, Dan Hooker, and Conor McGregor.
As of December 22, 2020, he is #2 in the UFC lightweight rankings and #7 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
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