The Irishman, 32, started aggressively by targeting Poirier with leg kicks, but the American quickly capitalised after seeming to hear McGregor’s leg crack during one exchange.
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A first-round that did not disappoint the fans had continued with more explosive action in the second
The Irishman had hoped to use a victory over his American rival to lure Khabib Nurmagomedov out of retirement and into a rematch of their infamous October 2018 clash.
But the American, who retired with a perfect 50-0 fight record, doesn’t fancy coming back to fight “any of the younger guys”.
The 43-year-old intends to follow in the footsteps of his father, Floyd Sr, and his late uncle, Roger, who passed away last month.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has revealed that he has been offered a lucrative amount of money to fight Floyd Mayweather in Saudi Arabia.
The Irishman crossed over from the MMA in August 2017 and was stopped by the pound-for-pound great in the tenth round of their unique fight to take his record to 50-0.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has called out Floyd Mayweather in the hope he can do what Conor McGregor failed to do, saying “in the jungle there is only one king”.