UFC lightweight champion Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov spoke about the reasons for Conor McGregor's defeat against Dustin Poirier at the UFC 257 mixed martial arts tournament in Abu Dhabi.

MACGREGOR - PORIE: FULL BATTLE VIDEO " Poirier knocks out McGregor in the second round. The American made a series of powerful strikes at the net, after which the referee stopped the fight. This is the first knockout loss in McGregor's career..

KNOCKOUT VIDEO Note that this was the second fight between Conor and Dustin. On September 27, 2014, the Irishman defeated the American by knockout in the first round. Thus, Poirier managed to take revenge from McGregor..

It is interesting that Nurmagomedov defeated both Conor and Dustin. In 2018, he was defeated by an Irishman, and in 2019 - by an American.

On account of 32-year-old Conor 27 fights in mixed martial arts (22 wins, 5 losses).

Poirier won 27 victories in MMA, suffered six defeats, and another fight with his participation was declared invalid..