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Jun 6, 2021; Miami, Florida, USA; Logan Paul (Yellow Trunks) stands in the ring prior to an exhibition boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. (not pictured) at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
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Jun 6, 2021; Miami, Florida, USA; Logan Paul (Yellow Trunks) stands in the ring prior to an exhibition boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. (not pictured) at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
The ex-UFC double champ, Conor McGregor, suffered a lopsided loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. A huge chunk of fans rooted for the Irishman, and he even began the fight on a sublime note. However, in the concluding minutes of round 1, McGregor lost control and broke his ankle. As a result, this highly anticipated event ended in the most disheartening fashion.
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Post this fight, many fans and fighters reacted to McGregor’s devastating defeat. The celebrity boxing stalwart Logan Paul, too, shared his notions about ‘The Notorious’ performance.
Taking it to his Twitter handle, he wrote, “damn. crazy to see a star with such a meteoric rise literally plummet into the ground just a few years later. It’s sad tbh. RIP Conor McGregor’s career”
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damn. crazy to see a star with such a meteoric rise literally plummet into the ground just a few years later. It’s sad tbh. RIP Conor McGregor’s career
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) July 11, 2021
McGregor began the fight on a pleasant note as he landed some astonishing power kicks to Poirier‘s legs. He executed his game plan to a fair extent for the first couple of minutes in the fight. But things turned around when ‘The Diamond’ took this fight to the ground.
The former UFC double champ was on the verge of choking Poirier out. However, the American fighter, who’s a ground game elite, didn’t let McGregor do the same. In fact, Poirier showed some cracking ground and pound, thus landing some ferocious elbows and right hands.
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As the first round was on the brink of completion, McGregor broke his ankle and he immediately went down to the canvas. After the doctor’s checkup, the referee stopped this contest to save the Irishman from any further damage.
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‘The Notorious’ showed his stern hunger in this fight. Furthermore, he put in some extensive amount of hard work to prepare for this fight, but he eventually couldn’t get the results he wanted.
𝘼𝘽𝙎𝙊𝙇𝙐𝙏𝙀 𝙒𝙄𝙇𝘿 𝙀𝙉𝘿𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙏𝙊 #𝙐𝙁𝘾264 pic.twitter.com/TBcEW1sAQp
— UFC (@ufc) July 11, 2021
However, the combat sports fraternity wishes to see him back in action. And more than anyone else, McGregor would be eager to re-enter the octagon. That said, it’ll be interesting to see what McGregor and his team come up with pertaining to his next fight.
Do you really think McGregor’s career is finished? What do you make of Logan Paul’s comments?
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