Conor McGregor said he'll console himself with an Irish coffee, pancakes, and time with his family on a $4 million yacht
- Conor McGregor told reporters he's "heartbroken" after his latest knockout loss.
- Dustin Poirier destroyed McGregor in the second round of a lightweight match on Saturday.
- The beating was so severe, McGregor hobbled to a post-event conference Insider attended on crutches.
- Regardless, McGregor said he'll have pancakes, enjoy time with his family, and head back onto a $4 million yacht.
FIGHT ISLAND - Conor McGregor said he'll console himself with an Irish coffee, pancakes, and time with his family on a $4 million yacht after his defeat to Dustin Poirier.
The former two-weight UFC champion was obliterated in the second round by Poirier Saturday at the Etihad Arena on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.
Though McGregor had performed well in the opening round, Poirier attacked his calves with bruising leg kicks, powered left hooks onto his jaw, and eventually knocked him out cold midway through the second.
When McGregor eventually regained his senses in the Octagon, he was helped onto a stool. Once he was back on his feet, he limped around on the canvas.
Then, when he walked into the media room to speak to reporters at a press conference Insider attended, he said the result was "heartbreaking." He had the aid of crutches to help him walk.
"My leg is completely dead. It was badly compromised," said McGregor. "It is what it is … Dustin fought a hell of a fight."
The Irishman then said he'd return to the $4 million yacht he chartered from Dubai to Abu Dhabi earlier this week, and spend time with his family.
"It'll be a rough days but I'll enjoy my kids, have fun," McGregor said. "It's morning here, I'll have my 'Proper' Irish coffee, have me pancakes, go back to the yacht. There's a lot of good in my life. I'll be smiling … and that's it."
On what the future holds - another fight, or retirement - he said: "I'll certainly regroup, pick myself back up, and go again."
Two of the fights he would most look forward to involve trilogy bouts, as rivalries with Poirier and Nate Diaz are both now tied at one apiece.
"There's many great stylistic match-ups out there, myself and Dustin are 1-1, me and Nate are 1-1," he said.
"I'll adopt a different approach for a trilogy with Dustin. The low calf kick … I've never experienced that, and it's a good one. No excuses. It's a bastard of a game."
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