Khabib and other fighters react to McGregor's injury, Poirier's win
Dustin Poirier won his trilogy bout against Conor McGregor after the latter suffered a broken leg in the first round at UFC 264 on Saturday.
Several current and former fighters, including UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov, took to Twitter afterward to react to the anticlimactic result:
Good always defeats evil.
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) July 11, 2021
Very happy for @DustinPoirier I hope you will get the belt end of the year
Man, I wonder if he will ever fight again after this.. heal up champ, this is terrible
— BONY (@JonnyBones) 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
Congrats on your win @DustinPoirier and respect for classy behavior after the fight 👊 #UFC264
— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) July 11, 2021
Crazy to think that at the end of the weigh in Conor said he would be taken out on a stretcher. And now Conor gets taken out on a stretcher. Man this game we play is so crazy!!!! Hats off to the Diamond of Lafayette!! @DustinPoirier
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 11, 2021
Dustin won R1 10-8, all you Connor fan boys get real
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 11, 2021
World class fighter.
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) July 11, 2021
World class father.
World class human being.
He can do it all.
Congrats @DustinPoirier 💎💎💎#UFC264
This was one of the craziest things I've ever seen. The fight was wild, but the fact that this guy just broke his leg and is giving an interview...and talking smack at the same time. Wow!! #ufc264 pic.twitter.com/HJux6UVQrb
— Dwight Grant (@DwightGrant) July 11, 2021
speedy recovery @TheNotoriousMMA ❤️
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) July 11, 2021
One does not simply learn to calfkick. If Dustin checked one of those that definitely helped that unfortunate break happen. Wild finish 😳 #UFC264
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 11, 2021
McGregor has lost 3 of his last 4, but he is fighting the absolute best guys in the sport. He absolutely obliterates the next level down. Period! #UFC264
— Dustin Jacoby (@thehanyakdj) July 11, 2021
Leg kicks are a cheap trick and they end more fights with controversy than not… Zuffa Boxing anyone? #UFC264
— Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIUFC) July 11, 2021
All my picks won, but not how I wanted that main event to go down 😞
— Kay Hansen (@KayHansenMMA) July 11, 2021
Lots of irony in this sport
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) July 11, 2021
Has there been a injury loss in every PPV now? Like wow.
— Adrian Yanez (@yanezmma) July 11, 2021
I wanted to see more in than main event that's a fight that has to be ran back and quick. Not cause it was close but for the 1 reason some has to go to sleep #UFC264
— John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) July 11, 2021
Omg @TheNotoriousMMA I hope you fell better bro 🙏🏻💯🇧🇷 sorry what happened to #backstrong
— Diego Brandao #UFC #RIZIN #RCC_MMA #FNG (@DiegoBrandaoMMA) July 11, 2021
Anti-climactic finish, but Dustin was looking dominant up to that point.
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) July 11, 2021
I get trash talking, but Conor is taking it too far.. disappointing #UFC264
Louisiana hot sauce is flying off the shelves ! 🇺🇸
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) July 11, 2021