Dustin Poirier blasts Conor McGregor in Abu Dhabi to plot new UFC title shot

• Poirier scores sensational second-round technical knockout
• UFC 257: Dustin Poirier v Conor McGregor II - as it happened

Dustin Poirier stopped Conor McGregor with a flurry of punches midway through the second round on Sunday, avenging his loss to the Irish superstar with a knockout victory at UFC 257.

Poirier (26-7) caught McGregor with a series of shots to the head before buckling his knees with two left hands. Poirier then sent McGregor to the canvas with a short right hand and finished it swiftly, setting off stunned excitement among the few thousand screaming fans allowed inside the Etihad Arena on Yas Island.