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[이데일리 스타in 이석무 기자] Conor McGregor (33, Ireland), famous for UFC’s’superstar’ and’bad boy’, collapsed. I tasted the KO for the first time in my life.
McGregor won the second round of 2 minutes to Dustin Poirier (32, USA) at the’UFC 257′ main event light weight (under 70kg) at the Etihad Arena in Yas Island, UAE on the 24th (Korean time). TKO was defeated in seconds.
McGregor returned to the UFC in a year after defeating Donald Seroni (USA) by KO in 40 seconds in the first round last January. However, it did not show the same strength as before.
Poirier was the opponent McGregor defeated in the first round of TKO at UFC 178 in September 2014. However, in the rematch after 6 years and 4 months, the two positions completely changed.
McGregor is the UFC’s best box office maker. In October 2018, the UFC 229 competition between McGregor and Habib Nurmadomedov (Russia) set a new record for the highest paper view (PPV) sales ever. The second place record was also a competition in which McGregor participated.
At the same time, McGregor is famous for a bunch of accidents. It constantly caused problems both inside and outside the stadium. In April 2018, ahead of the UFC tournament, players broke the windows of the bus on board. A player and safety officer were injured, and McGregor was arrested by the police and released on bail.
In April 2019, in a bar in Dublin, Ireland, he flew his fists at an old man to question an old man. In September of last year, he was also investigated by the police for sexual harassment in France. At a press conference or interview, it is fundamental to insult the opponent with all sorts of swear words.
Nevertheless, it was because of its power that McGregor became very popular. McGregor proved by skill that his actions were never bluff. Even he did not hesitate to play against opponents heavier than himself. In 2017, he also fought a boxing match against undefeated professional boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (USA).
However, after losing a submission in the UFC Lightweight Championship against Nurmagomedorf in October 2018, McGregor’s clan began to crumble. On this day, Poirier suffered a painful KO, and his fame and pride completely fell to the ground.
McGregor, who tasted his 5th defeat (22 wins) after his professional debut, said, “I have to shake off all the dust that has covered me so far and come back.”