Conor McGregor got knocked out and the internet quickly made a meme of it
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Conor McGregor was knocked out by Dustin Poirier during the headline event of UFC 257 this weekend. McGregor had looked alright in the bout up until the second round, but eventually his energy waned, and then Poirier landed a flurry of punches that left McGregor bloodied on the ground and the fight over.
Fans were in awe of the knockout. Khabib Nurmagomedov was unimpressed with McGregor’s performance and took a shot at him online.
But while the UFC world was reckoning with what had occurred, the internet world was hard at work — instantly turning a knocked out McGregor into an instant meme.
Here are some of the best we saw:
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