{"id":374049,"date":"2021-01-24T09:33:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T17:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=374049"},"modified":"2021-01-24T09:33:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T17:33:07","slug":"nate-diaz-reacts-to-dustin-poirier-defeating-conor-mcgregor-at-ufc-257","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/nate-diaz-reacts-to-dustin-poirier-defeating-conor-mcgregor-at-ufc-257\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Diaz reacts to Dustin Poirier defeating Conor McGregor at UFC 257"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nate Diaz clearly tuned in to watch Conor McGregor square off with Dustin Poirier for a second time in the main event of UFC 257.<\/p>\n

The highly anticipated lightweight headliner served as a rematch, as Poirier and McGregor had previously squared off in a featherweight bout in 2014. That September night in Las Vegas, ‘Notorious’ emerged victorious by way of first-round TKO.<\/p>\n

Conor McGregor (22-5 MMA), who has fought the aforementioned Nate Diaz on two occasions in the past, was stepping foot in the Octagon<\/a> for the first time in twelve months at UFC 257. The Irishman had most previously competed at UFC 246 in January of 2020, where he needed just 46-seconds to destroy<\/a> Donald Cerrone.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Dustin Poirier (27-6 MMA) had entered last night’s rematch with Conor McGregor looking to build off the momentum of his thrilling decision victory over Dan Hooker from back in June.<\/p>\n

\"Dustin<\/p>\n

Last night\u2019s UFC 257 main event<\/a>\u00a0proved to be a story of two rounds. Conor McGregor got off to a good start in the opening round but the tide quickly turned in favor of Dustin Poirier in round two. \u2018The Diamond\u2019 would eventually unload a plethora of punches on the Irish star causing him to hit the canvas. From there, Poirier put McGregor away with ground and pound.<\/p>\n

Official UFC 257 Result: Dustin Poirier def. Conor McGregor via TKO in Round 2<\/p>\n

Check out how Nate Diaz reacted to Poirier defeating McGregor below<\/a>:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateDiaz209\/status\/1353393150904078339<\/p>\n

These guys all get finished all the time<\/em><\/p>\n

Nate Diaz last fought at UFC 244 in November 2019 when he lost via third-round doctor stoppage TKO to Jorge Masvidal. There have been rumors that he could return to the Octagon in 2021, though we don’t know who he’ll fight.<\/p>\n

Who would you like to see Dustin Poirier fight next following his TKO victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 257? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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