Stepping foot in the octagon for the first time in over a year, Conor McGregor found himself on the losing end of a UFC bout for the third time in his past six fights.
The former featherweight and lightweight champion was stunned by Dustin Poirier Saturday night at UFC 257, falling via second-round TKO to the man he’d knocked out back in 2014.
Needless to say, the main-event upset caused quite the ripple in the Twitterverse. A look at the sports world’s reaction to Poirier’s sterling finish:
WHAT. A. KNOCKOUT. @DustinPoirier defeats @TheNotoriousMMA via 2nd round knockout. #UFC257 pic.twitter.com/MKR1zY1U5U
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 24, 2021
Solid performance by @DustinPoirier congrats on the win!! Rest up @TheNotoriousMMA hope to see you back in there soon !! #UFC257
— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) January 24, 2021
Congrats to @DustinPoirier !!! What a huge upset! You deserve it #UFC257
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) January 24, 2021
— David Amber (@DavidAmber) January 24, 2021
.@DustinPoirier had to blow the smoke off the left hand #UFC257 pic.twitter.com/OH2FAixqy9
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) January 24, 2021
Masterclass. Congrats my man @DustinPoirier #ufc257
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) January 24, 2021
Would you want to see @TheNotoriousMMA next fight be against @jakepaul? #UFC257 pic.twitter.com/OKxkxAHHCd
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 24, 2021
