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Firas Zahabi thinks when the going gets tough for Conor McGregor he gives up and believes that was the case against Dustin Poirier.<\/p>\n

In the main event of UFC 257, McGregor made his return to the Octagon to rematch Poirier. Early on in the fight, the Irishman had success and landed a solid shut that stunned Poirier. However, “The Diamond” started to leg kick McGregor and after the Irishman’s leg went “dead” Poirier went up top and knocked him out<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although it was a good performance for Poirier, Zahabi believes McGregor gave up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the second round, when McGregor was getting hit along the fence. I found it strange that he wasn\u2019t \u2014 it seemed like he had already gave up on the fight,\u201d Zahabi said on his YouTube channel<\/a> (via Bloody Elbow<\/a>). \u201cBefore he hit the canvas, I felt like he had given up on the fight, because things were getting tough.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fight was getting tough. His left hand didn\u2019t work, and he\u2019s not used to that. He\u2019s not used to hitting guys with the big left, and then (they) keep fighting,” Zahabi continued. “McGregor, in the second round, dropped his best card. He landed that perfect left hand, the one he\u2019s relied on his entire career. But for one reason or another, it didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n

\u201cPoirier did not go down, and it seemed that McGregor got emotional about it. He started covering up, he was getting hit, but it didn\u2019t look like he was trying to circle out and survive,” Zahabi concluded. “He looked like a guy who was like \u2018this is the end, I better do something.\u2019 He threw a few punches, but they were like \u2014 almost desperate. He seemed to get emotional. I looked at his face and he was very very emotional. Whereas if you contrast that with Poirier, when Poirier got hit\u2026 he was cool and looking for his next move.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the fight, Conor McGregor congratulated Poirier on the performance and admitted the leg kicks did hurt him. He also hopes the trilogy does happen next.<\/p>\n

What do you make of Firas Zahabi saying Conor McGregor gave up against Dustin Poirier?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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