The flyweight Brandon Moreno last month became the first Mexican-born U.F.C.

With McGregor off the fight scene for now, other athletes with star potential could rise in mainstream interest. men’s basketball team exhibition game, also occurred in Las Vegas over the weekend. Performances by the comedian Dave Chappelle and the country music singer Garth Brooks, as well as a U.S. event in T-Mobile Arena in over a year, 20,062 people attended, a record for a sporting event in the venue. The event generated about $15.8 million in ticket sales, the third-highest revenue total in the company’s history. 264 presented one of the first major live events as restrictions ease. But the economy fully reopened on June 1, and U.F.C. The city has lost $34 billion during the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. They cheered for the Irishman while booing Poirier, a native of Louisiana. Still, fans overwhelmingly favored McGregor. “He got what he had coming to him,” Poirier said. Poirier said that he took offense to McGregor’s antics this week involving him and his family, and that the loss reflected his lack of sportsmanship. (The Irish law enforcement authorities also declined to pursue criminal charges against him.) In January, McGregor was sued in Ireland by a woman who said he raped her in 2018, an accusation he has denied. McGregor pleaded guilty to assault for punching a man in 2019 at a bar in Ireland, and he accepted a plea deal for throwing a hand cart at a bus carrying U.F.C. stripped McGregor of both of his belts because of inactivity, and he has faced legal trouble. Forbes named him the highest-paid athlete in 2021.īut the U.F.C. This year, McGregor sold his stake in an Irish whisky brand he founded for a reported $600 million. In 2017, he participated in a crossover boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, a global spectacle that earned McGregor a guaranteed $30 million. history to hold belts in two weight classes simultaneously.īut his focus began to shift away from mixed martial arts. Poirier certainly won the round, displaying sharp attacks.īut the biggest star of the sport remains McGregor, who rose to prominence because of his stout performances and his brash trash talk. Poirier said that he welcomed a fourth fight with McGregor, and that he would do it “in the octagon or on the sidewalk.” He also wanted a conclusive result, he said.

He tried to kick Poirier during the news conference before the fight, and he insulted Poirier’s wife, Jolie. McGregor knocked out Poirier in 2014, and Poirier knocked out McGregor in January. “You can’t have a fight finish that way.” “The fight didn’t get finished,” he said. After McGregor recovers, a fourth fight with Poirier may be possible, White said. White said Poirier would challenge the lightweight champion Charles Oliveira for his next fight. But the promotion will move forward, with or without him. The most marketable star in the U.F.C., McGregor is now in a state of limbo. It was also only his third fight since 2018. McGregor lost via a technical knockout, his fourth defeat in his past five fights. Those strong words don’t change the official results. “If I have to take this outside with him, it’s all outside.” “This is not over,” McGregor said, his Irish accent echoing.

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