11:13 PM ET A day after suffering a gruesome leg injury in his loss to Dustin Poirier in UFC 264 in Las Vegas, Conor McGregor underwent successful surgery, he and his management team said on Sunday night. “Conor is in recovery after 3 hours of surgery. The surgery was successful repairing fractures of his tibia
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UFC 264 went down last night (Sat., July 10, 2021) in Las Vegas, Nevada inside T-Mobile Arena with a packed house of fans which saw Dustin Poirier get another win over Conor McGregor after “Notorious” suffered a brutal leg break in the first round (see it again here). In the co-headlining act, Gilbert Burns scored
Conor McGregor completely a successful 3-hour surgery on his broken leg Sunday following a gruesome loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. McGregor’s (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) trilogy fight with Poirier (28-6 MMA, 20-5 UFC) was cut short when the former two-division champ broke his left lower tibia and fibula off a missed punch toward
UFC President Dana White throws in his two cents on the Sean O’Malley vs. Kris Moutinho stoppage. In the main card opener of UFC 264, O’Malley went one-on-one with Moutinho. Initially, O’Malley was scheduled to face Louis Smolka but Smolka ended up suffering an injury. Moutinho stepped up to the plate and shared the Octagon
12:43 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Dustin Poirier now owns two victories over the biggest star in the history of mixed martial arts. This one, though, didn’t end in the cleanest way. Poirier hit Conor McGregor with a combination at the end of the first round of Saturday night’s highly anticipated UFC 264 main event.
UFC 264 marked the first time since 2016 that Conor McGregor had gotten two fights in a year. The last was when he rematched Nate Diaz, and he dug deep to pull out a close decision win over the younger Diaz brother to split their series 1-1. On Saturday it was another six month turnaround
(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Conor McGregor after UFC 264 loss?) Dustin Poirier came out on the winning end against Conor McGregor yet again on Saturday in their UFC 264 trilogy bout. The anticipated rubber match between lightweights at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas saw Poirier (28-6 MMA, 20-5 UFC) emerge with
UFC 264 featured a rematch that fans knew was coming as soon as the loss came to Conor McGregor last January against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. Poirier walked away the victor, but the way it happened was probably not what the UFC was selling. There was a lot to take away from UFC 264,
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 2:21 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Conor McGregor was sitting and leaning against the cage, chest heaving. His face was bruised, blood streaming from his left ear. He was a beaten man. “Doctor’s stoppage! Doctor’s stoppage!” he yelled toward the center of the cage, trying to make a face-saving insistence
UFC 264 just went down from a sold out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and it was a wild night from start to finish. Unfortunately, the main event between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor went a bit sideways. More accurately, McGregor’s ankle twisted sideways and folded over on itself, causing a lower tibia fracture
Jake Paul predictably rubbed salt into the wound following Conor McGregor’s loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Paul, who has repeatedly stated he intends to face McGregor in a boxing match in the future, was keeping a close eye on Saturday’s headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “The Notorious” suffered a first-round TKO
Conor McGregor has accomplished a ton in MMA, but UFC president, Dana White believes his UFC 264 fight is legacy-defining. McGregor and Dustin Poirier are set to headline the pay-per-view card from Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night. They fought back in January, where Poirier scored a second-round TKO, and now, they will settle their
5:19 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will meet for a third time Saturday in the main event of UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena, and a capacity crowd will be on hand for a Las Vegas card for the first time since March 7, 2020. Poirier stopped McGregor at UFC 257
Conor McGregor will look to return to the UFC win column later tonight (Sat., July 10, 2021) at UFC 264 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, when he attempts to score revenge opposite Dustin Poirier. Of course, there’s other intriguing match ups prior to the high-profile main event. In
By MMA Junkie Staff | July 10, 2021 4:51 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie UFC 264 is down a fight at the last minute, but rest easy: It’s one you might not have realized was even happening. UFC officials told ESPN’s Marc Raimondi on Saturday that the middleweight bout between Alen Amedovski and Hu Yaozong has
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz UFC 264 is finally upon us! After several weeks of hype, renewed trash talk, and analyses, Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will finally have their trilogy fight to cap off a sizzling summer card. Who will emerge as the winner of the trilogy? Will it be Dustin “The Diamond”
12:47 PM ET LAS VEGAS — One of the most anticipated trilogy bouts in MMA history is now official. Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor both successfully made weight Friday morning here at the UFC Apex. Poirier and McGregor both weighed in at 156 pounds. The two men will meet in the main event of UFC
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Trash talk is common place in the combat sports world, but it rarely goes beyond the surface level insults regarding abilities and masculinity. Conor McGregor, however, has long been one to cross that line in an attempt to enrage his opponents, even doing real background research to hit foes where it