Conor McGregor “panic” during their clash at UFC 257 last month, says former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez.McGregor was knocked out for the first time in his career against Poirier on Fight Island, meaning he has missed out on a proposed boxing showdown with Manny Pacquiao later this year.The Irishman was destabilised by a series of brutal leg kicks during the fight, which allowed Poirier to close the show with a spectacular finish and avenge his previous defeat in 2014.With the score now locked at 1-1, the pair could seal a famous trilogy by going head-to-head in a rubber match next time out.Alvarez has suffered defeat against both men, with McGregor first knocking him out at UFC 205 back in November 2016.And after being disqualified.
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