Conor McGregor broke his ankle in the loss to Dustin Poirier (UFC)
Dana White confirmed that the ankle of Conor McGregor would undergo surgery in an UFC 264 update
The UFC were quick to provide an update on the broken ankle of Conor McGregor and confirmed surgery for the Irishman.
McGregor faced Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 264 and there was a lot of bad blood between them.
The Irishman dominated early on but Poirier was getting in the groove during the final minutes of the clash.
Things then took a horrible turn as McGregor broke his ankle after a misstep. Poirier was able to finish the round but the damage could be seen and the fight was called off.
Poirier got the win and there was more trash talking between the two but Dana White confirmed that McGregor was going to have surgery in the morning.
Amy Kaplan also posted that a fourth fight was not out of the question but it is to be seen how surgery goes for Conor.
White later confirmed the extent of the injury McGregor suffered
The Irishman does face some time out with a broken ankle. The last time he fought Poirier he did injure his leg but he was up and running in a few days.
This is a bigger injury and the Irishman had to leave on a stretcher. That still didn’t dampen his spirits and it will be interesting to see if he is up and running come the end of the year.
The injury itself was pretty gruesome to watch and Poirier claimed that one of his leg kicks caused the ankle to crack.
The fight was certainly going well and the crowd was up for it. However, no one would have wanted the clash to end like this.
Hopefully, McGregor returns to his best soon as he is one of the biggest draws in the UFC.
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