A victory against Poirier (27-6-0) in stunning fashion would do that, he said. It was a fluke win, and I’m going to correct it Saturday night.”McGregor, who entered the U.F.C. He boasts a powerful left hand, which usually shocks an opponent to devastating effect when it connects with the chin. It was McGregor’s fourth fight in the U.F.C., and experts believed that Poirier, then a 10-fight veteran in the company, was his toughest opponent yet. McGregor still predicted a first-round finish and delivered on that forecast with a technical knockout, giving himself the nickname “Mystic Mac.”

Source: New York Times July 09, 2021 20:10 UTC