Twitter reacts to Dustin Poirier's TKO of Conor McGregor after leg injury in UFC 264 trilogy bout (2024)

💎 IT'S TRILOGY TIME 🇮🇪@DustinPoirier and Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) are moments away from their rubber match in the #UFC264 headliner.

Full play-by-play: https://t.co/jrARtde6Qa pic.twitter.com/VWOzN9eZke

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 11, 2021

#UFC264 Main Event Closing Betting Odds via @CircaSports

Dustin Poirier -140
Conor McGregor +120@UFC | #ESPNPlus | #PoirierMcGregor3 💰

— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) July 11, 2021

All eyes on him.

[ @TheNotoriousMMA | #UFC264 ] pic.twitter.com/7098qHWBsX

— UFC (@ufc) July 11, 2021

You know what it is 😎

[ @TheNotoriousMMA | #UFC264 LIVE NOW on E+ PPV: https://t.co/DZxtGSEqWu ] pic.twitter.com/igA7q3S1v9

— UFC (@ufc) July 11, 2021

You can't put a price on heart ❤️

[ @DustinPoirier | #UFC264 ] pic.twitter.com/W4zRd2pKiV

— UFC (@ufc) July 11, 2021

👀#Ufc264

— Charles Oliveira (@CharlesDoBronxs) July 11, 2021

A lot on the line for my man Connor

— BONY (@JonnyBones) July 11, 2021

This fight going to be a heartbreaker but a good one it will be! @ufc #UFC264

— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) July 11, 2021

Who breaks the tie 😤 #UFC264 pic.twitter.com/PhTvlT6Igy

— UFC (@ufc) July 11, 2021

Conor opens with a spinning back kick that misses

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) July 11, 2021

This is sickk

— Al Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) July 11, 2021

Conor with a combination and Poirier smashes him with one of this own. Dustin goes for a takedown.

— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) July 11, 2021

Told you he’d shoot first

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— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 11, 2021

Conor spamming the low kicks #UFC264

— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) July 11, 2021

Conor McGregor jumps a guillotine? Not sure what the prop bet odds were on that. #UFC264

— Nolan King (@mma_kings) July 11, 2021

Poirier huge shots from top and McGregor is hurt. Conor trying upkicks to get him off, not working

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) July 11, 2021

This takedown is Perfect for Dustin. Same as their last fight! #UFC264

— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) July 11, 2021

What a freaking round!!

— BONY (@JonnyBones) July 11, 2021

It looks like Conor McGregor broke his leg. This fight is over.

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) July 11, 2021

McGregor’s ankle is broken.

— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) July 11, 2021

Man doesn’t look like Conor even wants to get up!

— Funky (@Benaskren) July 11, 2021

Ahhhhh fudge

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 11, 2021

👀 He broke his damn leg!! #ufc264

— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) July 11, 2021

Omg 😳 #UFC264

— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 11, 2021

That's nasty! #UFC264

— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) July 11, 2021

What an unreal first round! Terrible way for it to end. #UFC264

— Sean O'Connell (@realOCsports) July 11, 2021

Don’t talk about a mans wife that’s karma

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 11, 2021

You a savage @DustinPoirier!! 🔥

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 11, 2021

💎⚜️ #UFC264

— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) July 11, 2021

Man, I wonder if he will ever fight again after this.. heal up champ, this is terrible

— BONY (@JonnyBones) July 11, 2021

f*ck that’s terrible #UFC264

— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) July 11, 2021

DP is a Saint 😇 #UFC264

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 11, 2021

WTF

— Michael Venom Page (@Michaelpage247) July 11, 2021

🤷🏿 I mean …

— U R I A H H A L L (@UriahHallMMA) July 11, 2021

He broke it, fell back and never tapped or stopped fighting. Different kind of tough right there

— Sam Alvey (@smilensam) July 11, 2021

Really wanted to see more of that fight 🔥🔥🔥 #ufc264

— Randa Markos (@randamma) July 11, 2021

Conor goes with a new kicking strategy, turning the tables. But Dustin takes him to the ground and inflicts terrible damage, lets him up, and after an awkward swing-and-miss by both fighters … Conor falls back AND BREAKS HIS LEG OR ANKLE.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) July 11, 2021

Ok wow #ufc264
Injuries….
Good night everyone!

— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) July 11, 2021

Conor kept fighting till the bell that’s tough

— Al Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) July 11, 2021

What’s the chances Conor ever fights again?

— Funky (@Benaskren) July 11, 2021

Yikes what a gross way to end a fight … again !!! #UFC264

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 11, 2021

@DustinPoirier BEAST!💥 speed recovery @TheNotoriousMMA 🙏🏼 @ufc #ufc264

— Joanna Jedrzejczyk (@joannamma) July 11, 2021

#UFC264 results: @DustinPoirier def. Conor McGregor via TKO (leg injury) – Round 1, 5:00

Full play-by-play: https://t.co/jrARtde6Qa pic.twitter.com/TI7r13ertC

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 11, 2021

Lol they still talking sh*t

— BONY (@JonnyBones) July 11, 2021

Y’all we better start working out our ankles every damn time we lift 😳

— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) July 11, 2021

Not half the asshole, his whole asshole 😩

— BONY (@JonnyBones) July 11, 2021

Not half the asshole, his whole asshole 😩

— BONY (@JonnyBones) July 11, 2021

Dustin said "KISS HIS WHOLE ASS!!" BOTH CHEEKS!!! 🤣🤣#UFC264

— Corey 'Overtime' Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) July 11, 2021

🤡

— Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@Justin_Gaethje) July 11, 2021

McGregor was taking an ass whipping, why’s he talking crazy now.

— Funky (@Benaskren) July 11, 2021

Always thought this guy @DustinPoirier was a true role model for the sport of MMA. #ufc264 👏🏼👏🏼

— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) July 11, 2021

What a straight bitch take it like a man son 🤣

— U R I A H H A L L (@UriahHallMMA) July 11, 2021

I’ma keep using leg kicks though!! 😜 #ufc264

— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) July 11, 2021

Good always defeats evil.
Very happy for @DustinPoirier I hope you will get the belt end of the year

— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) July 11, 2021

The Diamond has a message for the haters… #UFC264 pic.twitter.com/M8xVOq034x

— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) July 11, 2021

The trash talking about Dustin’s wife had that internet troll feel – very distasteful and unbecoming of any competitor, let alone a champion. https://t.co/8Ur44OkEF4

— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) July 11, 2021

Conor McGregor was taken from the octagon on a stretcher after suffering a leg injury in his TKO loss to Dustin Poirier. #UFC264 | Full story: https://t.co/LeOIgcERD4 pic.twitter.com/7SSDdN5Ncu

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 11, 2021

Congrats to the pride of Lafayette!! @DustinPoirier another one in the books👊🏼⚔️

— Phil Daru (@DaruStrong) July 11, 2021

Congrats to @DustinPoirier on winning the trilogy. Tough injury for @TheNotoriousMMA but he’ll be back. #UFC264

— Manny Pacquiao (@MannyPacquiao) July 11, 2021

When I BROKE my foot before our fight this guy made fun of my injury…and continued to do so for years. Taste your own medicine and humble up. https://t.co/wRuBPlrzkt

— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) July 11, 2021

@dustinpoirier , thanks for getting me paid! pic.twitter.com/ky7OdNGWt4

— Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) July 11, 2021

Another unfortunate gruesome injury, but credit to both being prepared and congrats to Poirier. In the end it comes down to geography, @DustinPoirier got the real estate he needed. 👊🙏💎 #UFC264

— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) July 11, 2021

Congrats on your win @DustinPoirier and respect for classy behavior after the fight 👊 #UFC264

— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) July 11, 2021

Family of limits this guy is a piece of sh*t congratulation @DustinPoirier Good things happen to good people

— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) July 11, 2021