Poirier scores sensational second-round technical knockoutUFC 257: Dustin Poirier v Conor McGregor II – as it happenedDustin Poirier stopped Conor McGregor with a flurry of punches midway through the second round Sunday, avenging his loss to the
Irish superstar with a knockout victory at UFC 257.
Poirier (26-7) caught McGregor with a series of shots to the head before buckling his knees with two left hands. Poirier then sent McGregor to the canvas with a short right hand and finished it swiftly, setting off stunned excitement among the few thousand screaming fans allowed inside the Etihad Arena on Yas Island.