'Get well soon!': Twitter brutally trolls Conor McGregor after knock out defeat by Dustin Poirier

‘Get well soon!’: Twitter brutally trolls Conor McGregor after his second-round knock out defeat by Dustin Poirier at UFC 257

  • Conor McGregor suffered his first knock out loss in the UFC from Dustin Poirier
  • It was an embarrassing and damaging defeat for his hopes of a Khabib rematch
  • The smooth-talking Irishman was mocked on social media after the rough defeat

Fight fans stuck the boot in on Conor McGregor and his ‘American football’ sized leg after his knock-out defeat to Dustin Poirier, trolling the Irishman on Twitter. 

The ‘Notorious’ had promised a 60-second triumph and despite looking unusually tense, won the first-round. It all fell apart from there, as the American’s relentless attacks on McGregor’s right leg weakened the favourite. 

The Dubliner was dropped two minutes and 32 seconds into the second round, overwhelmed by a hailstorm on punches from Poirier.   

Conor McGregor was stunned by underdog Dustin Poirier with a knock-out on Sunday morning

Conor McGregor was stunned by underdog Dustin Poirier with a knock-out on Sunday morning

The American's brutal leg-kicks and a final flurry of punches down the Irish icon in round two

The American’s brutal leg-kicks and a final flurry of punches down the Irish icon in round two

This shot of McGregor lying on the floor in agony after being knocked-out has gone viral

This shot of McGregor lying on the floor in agony after being knocked-out has gone viral

The shot of McGregor down on the canvas, curled up against the cage with his swollen face betraying a mixture of shock and pain, has instantly become a meme. 

Twitter user @pakalupapitow wrote: ‘Get well soon’ and edited the losing fighter into a hospital bed, with the viral shot of Bernie Sanders included beside him. 

One blended the moment Simba tries to wake Mufasa in the Lion King movies with McGregor lying on the deck, with another meme placing a blanket over the fallen champion.  

‘How will Conor McGregor ever come back from this man? Money can’t delete these memes man,’ @hassanKara_ wrote. 

It’s nothing new for the Irishman, for whom the brutal mockery after his unforgettable 2018 defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov will never be topped. 

He has vowed to ‘regroup’ and ‘do it again’ with Poirier, with both men now having tasted victory over the other.   

source: dailymail.co.uk