UFC 264 Results: Poirier vs. McGregor 3

UFC 264 brought Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor back to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 10, 2021, for the deciding fight of their trilogy. Poirier earned a first-round TKO after a leg injury left McGregor unable to continue, while Gilbert Burns, Tai Tuivasa and several emerging contenders added important wins across the card.

Poirier wins an abrupt trilogy finale

McGregor opened with kicks and aggressive exchanges, then attempted a guillotine as the fight moved into grappling range. Poirier escaped and spent much of the round landing strikes from top position, giving him a strong stretch before the fight returned to the feet.

Near the end of the round, McGregor suffered the injury that ended the contest. The official result was a doctor-stoppage TKO at 5:00 of round one. It put Poirier ahead 2–1 in their rivalry; this was a non-title lightweight fight, with Charles Oliveira holding the championship.

Burns, Tuivasa and O’Malley deliver

Burns relied on takedowns and positional control to beat Stephen Thompson by unanimous decision. Rather than consistently trading at Thompson’s preferred distance, he made the welterweight matchup a test of clinch work and grappling.

Tuivasa knocked out Greg Hardy in the opening round. Irene Aldana stopped Yana Kunitskaya, and Sean O’Malley landed repeated combinations before his third-round TKO of Kris Moutinho. Moutinho’s persistence made the contest memorable, but the result was a TKO, not a knockout.

The preliminary card adds depth

Max Griffin outpointed former interim champion Carlos Condit, while Michel Pereira defeated Niko Price over three rounds. Those decisions balanced a card that also featured several decisive early finishes.

Ilia Topuria knocked out Ryan Hall, and Dricus du Plessis finished Trevin Giles in round two. Jennifer Maia, Brad Tavares and Zhalgas Zhumagulov also won, making the preliminaries an essential part of the event’s record.

Complete UFC 264 results

• Dustin Poirier def. Conor McGregor — TKO (doctor stoppage), R1, 5:00.
• Gilbert Burns def. Stephen Thompson — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Tai Tuivasa def. Greg Hardy — KO (punches), R1, 1:07.
• Irene Aldana def. Yana Kunitskaya — TKO (punches), R1, 4:35.
• Sean O’Malley def. Kris Moutinho — TKO (punches), R3, 4:33.
• Max Griffin def. Carlos Condit — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Michel Pereira def. Niko Price — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Ilia Topuria def. Ryan Hall — KO (punches), R1, 4:47.
• Dricus du Plessis def. Trevin Giles — KO (punches), R2, 1:41.
• Jennifer Maia def. Jessica Eye — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Brad Tavares def. Omari Akhmedov — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Zhalgas Zhumagulov def. Jerome Rivera — submission (guillotine choke), R1, 2:02.

Sources

UFC 264 official results; Sherdog: complete UFC 264 fight record.

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