Starting the famous match between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, people thought that Conor McGregor had more chances to win.
The Irish UFC superstar is not only the champion of the two weight of the world's largest MMA tournament, he is also famous for its powerful left left punch and the knockout matches with only seconds. Moreover, during the meeting Dustin Poirier in 2014, Conor McGregor also lowered Ko Poirier in less than 2 minutes.
As expected, in the first half, McGregor actively attacked, trying to force Poirier to be very intense. The highlight of the first half is definitely a rather absorbent left punch from Conor into the jaw of Poirier, the punch that Poirier admits that he almost made him become knock-out.
However, in the second half, Dustin Poirier successfully came back. He launched a series of kicks to the foot of Conor's leg, before catching the opportunity with the right hook and ending the match with technical knockout in 2 minutes 32 minutes.
The secret for that successful comeback lies in the calf kick kick.
Calf Kick is a low foot sweeping kick. Calf Kick's goal is the inside of the knee joint, where the nerve is external (common fibular nerve) running through the knee joint to the lower leg. Because there is no muscle surrounded, the kick will directly affect the nerves, causing terrible pain.
Statistics after the match showed that Dustin Poirier released 21 kicks on Conor McGregor's leg. As a result, when appearing at the press conference, McGregor had to fight against crutches. “The Notorious” admitted:
“Dustin's low kicks are very good, the calf kick is too good. The front leg is my disadvantage. It revealed it, being attacked. I couldn't comfortably play with a painful leg.”
“My leg is so painful that I lost the feeling. Even when I tried to support the blow, it seemed that my muscles in front of my lower leg were still bruised. It was swollen, as big as a rugby ball in my pants.”