All of the trash talk meant nothing once the cage doors closed as Dustin Poirier defeated Conor McGregor via first-round doctor’s stoppage due to an grisly ankle injury in UFC 264’s main event, taking the lead 2-1 in the trilogy between the two bitter rivals. What mattered most from a busy Saturday night? Let’s hit our five biggest takeaways from UFC 264.
1. An ugly end to an ugly week
In the end, the image is a lasting one: Conor McGregor stuck down on the canvas, his ear bloodied and face twisted with hate, the icon of a generation reduced to hurling foul insults at the wife of an opponent and doubling down on death threats in the throes of defeat.