I’m was off work early-ish last Saturday night, and home in time to watch Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 3. I fully expected Dustin Poirier to win, but I did not expect McGregor to break his leg like he did. That kind of injury usually happens when someone throws a kick that gets blocked, but Saturday night, McGregor just kind of sat back on his butt when his calf\/ankle folded over. Whatever caused it, that kind of shin injury seems to be happening more often in recent years. I remember when we first started seeing it in MMA, it was (and still is) one of the most gruesome injuries in the sport. I think the first one I remember seeing was Jose \u201cPele\u201d Landis-John vs. Brian Gassaway back in 2005, then Corey Hill in 2008 (RIP), Anderson Silva, etc…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m was off work early-ish last Saturday night, and home in time to watch Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 3. I fully expected Dustin Poirier to win, but I did not expect McGregor to break his leg like he did. … Continue reading