Conor McGregor being stretchered off after suffering a broken ankle at UFC 264
Conor McGregor took a big L in the latest UFC rankings update
Conor McGregor suffered a horrific injury in his trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier, in the main event of UFC 264.
The mishap took place right at the end of the first round. Upon a quick check from the officials, he was deemed unfit to continue, and the fight was awarded to Poirier via. TKO by means of a doctor stoppage.
Poirier (at least for now) thereby, settled the scores in the rivalry, going 2-1 up. He also earned a lightweight title shot against Charles Oliveira.
As for McGregor, the Irishman hit a new low. Never has he ever lost two fights in a row. This resulted in him slipping further two places (lightweight) in the latest UFC rankings update.
The Irishman dropped down to 7, as Rafael dos Anjos and Tony Ferguson gained one place each, without having to do anything. Ferguson is once again back in the top 5 of the lightweight rankings.
Barring McGregor slipping to number 7, there weren’t significant changes in the UFC rankings.
Jessica Eye lost to Jennifer Maia via. unanimous decision. She dropped down one place to number 8 in the women’s flyweight rankings.
Yana Kunitskaya suffered a first-round TKO loss against Irene Aldana in a women’s bantamweight bout in the main card of UFC 264. She lost one place to number 6 and exited top 5, while making way for Julianna Pena.
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