It transpired that McGregor had broken both his tibia and fibula. McGregor’s left ankle twisted bizarrely as he hit the ground, forcing referee Herb Dean to call off the fight there and then. It quickly became apparent that this was not a regular knockdown, though.

McGregor was able to escape to his feet, but following an exchange, the Irishman was sent crashing to the ground. When the UFC decided to book a third bout between the two in the headline slot of UFC 264, ‘The Notorious’ was offered a chance at redemption.ĭespite a bright start to the fight, McGregor found himself in trouble when Poirier escaped a guillotine attempt and began to nail him with elbows from the top position. McGregor’s year started off badly in general, as he was stopped by bitter rival Dustin Poirier in their rematch at UFC 257. Unfortunately for him, the moment will probably not be one that he’ll want to relive any time soon. It should come as no surprise, then, that ‘The Notorious’ was responsible for 2021’s most shocking moment.

Win or lose, Conor McGregor has been responsible for some of the most shocking moments in UFC history, from his wild knockouts of Jose Aldo and Eddie Alvarez to the insane brawl that followed his loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov. Conor McGregor snaps his leg in his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier – UFC 264 Conor McGregor was left furious after his shocking leg injury at UFC 264 Was it a shock to see Teixeira win a fight via submission? Certainly not, but to see him claim UFC gold at the age of 42 by beating a fighter in the form of his life was absolutely stunning and quite rightly left the fans with their jaws on the floor.

Incredibly, the aging Brazilian was able to take his back and secure a rear-naked choke to submit him late in the second round. However, when Teixeira was able to take him to the ground, Blachowicz quickly began to look like a fish out of water. The Polish fighter had looked like a world-beater in his victory over Dominick Reyes in 2020 and he’d even become the first man to defeat UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya earlier in 2021. 2639 UNDISPUTED CHAMP AT 42 YEARS OLD!!!! 🏆 ĭespite producing some of the best performances of his career against the likes of Anthony Smith and Thiago Santos prior to his title shot, few fans were giving Teixeira a chance of dethroning Blachowicz.

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