Conor McGregor blamed his inactivity for his stunning defeat by Dustin Poirier. The Irishman's bid to march towards a lightweight title shot was stopped in its tracks when he was KO'd in the second round.
The 32-year-old was fighting for just the second time in more than two years following a 40-second win over Donald Cerrone 12 months ago.
And McGregor was quick to blame his idleness for his third defeat in the UFC. "I need activity," he said. "You don’t get away with being inactive in this business and that’s the way it is. "That low calf kick was very good.
That leg was dead, man... Dustin is some fighter. "I have to dust it off and come back. And what's what I will do." Poirier had lost to McGregor in the first round in 2014 which left
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