Conor McGregor’s focus shifts to threats after leg injury
After sustaining a broken leg in the first round of his UFC 264 bout with Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor shocked viewers by threatening his opponent and his wife while sitting on the mat. During Joe Rogan’s post-fight interview with Poirier, McGregor can be heard shouting, “In your sleep, you’re getting it, in your sleep you’re dead. You and your Mrs, it ain’t over.”
Newly released close-up footage captures McGregor’s aggressive remarks towards the Poiriers, heightening the tension that had already escalated leading up to the fight due to McGregor’s disrespectful comments about Poirier’s wife, Jolie, during the pre-fight press conference.
Images circulating online show Jolie Poirier flipping off McGregor in the octagon post-fight, offering insight into her reaction and adding further context to the heated exchanges between the two fighters.