Conor McGregor was ready for Dustin Poirier's calf kicks - but was taken aback by their ferocity. Poirier left McGregor's front leg battered and bruised on his way to stopping the Irishman in the second round at UFC 257.
The Irishman struggled to defend against the tactic and eventually suffered the first KO loss of his career. And his head coach John Kavanagh admits he was surprised by how effect Poirier's kicks were. "He does so much sparring that you hope there's not going to be ring rust because hes getting the rounds in," he told ESPN. "This particular technique is almost impossible to replicate, the fact that Dustin threw it is not that surprising but how devastating a technique it is somewhat that caught us out. "In the gym, you're
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