At UFC 264, in the Trilogy battle, right after Dustin Poirier launched a series of very strong punches, McGregor staggered and fell to the floor. At the moment of standing up, McGregor broke his ankle. The referee Herb Dean decided McGregor's ankle was overturned and could not continue to play, “The Diamond” Dustin Poirier won TKO.
According to the “crazy guy” McGregor, he said he was injured before the match caused the ankle to break and posted a lot of images to prove his words. McGregor said White and most people at UFC knew about this.
“I was injured before participating in the match. When did people ask me when my leg was broken? – McGregor said.
Although many fans were surprised to learn that McGregor was injured before the match, Dana White said he knew this before and McGregor was approved to wear tape on his ankle, this fist decided not to wear it. Not only that, according to UFC President Dana White, the main cause of McGregor was seriously injured in the match because the fist suffered from chronic arthritis in the left ankle.
“Dana White told Fox News that Conor McGregor asked NSAC whether he could wear a tape on his ankle when playing with Dustin Poirier. NSAC agreed but Conor decided not to wear tape. Dana also said the reason was that the child had chronic arthritis in his ankle.” – According to Jed Goodman of Fox News.
“Crazy guy” McGregor announced on social networks that he was on the momentum of recovery after going through the surgery lasting nearly 4 hours to reconnect the broken tibia. McGregor will not be allowed to compete in about 6 months, at the beginning of 2022, this puncher can return to the stage. The President White also said that it is likely to have a 4th encounter between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier.