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2nd September 2017
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"I would have liked to see the end of the 10th. I have this patch I must overcome. I get a little wobbly but it's more fatigue. If you look at the Diaz II fight, I came through that," McGregor said of the finish.
However former ringside doctor and current emergency physician Darragh O'Carroll is adamant that the finish had far less to do with McGregor's gassing and more to do with legitimate head trauma.
"Fatigue may cause sluggish and slow movements, but does not cause the imbalance and poor coordination exhibited by McGregor in the 10th round," O'Carroll wrote in a post for Tonic. "Being wobbly, in the setting of pugilistic trauma, will always be treated as the result of head trauma and not as fatigue.
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"To let a fighter continue on would be grossly negligent," Carroll stated.
Referee Robert Byrd was criticised by certain individuals, primarily McGregor fans, for his timing of the stoppage as some argued that the UFC lightweight champion must have had his wits about him considering the fact that he didn't hit the deck at any point.
But O'Carroll has defended the official's decision to step in when he did. O'Carroll said:
"Ataxia, or dizziness and loss of balance, is one of the hallmarks of concussion, a type of mild traumatic brain injury."
McGregor did receive a medical suspension after the fight. Having observed the Dubliner during and after his bout, he was suspended from fighting again until October 26 at the earliest and no contact at all is permitted until October 11.Explore more on these topics:

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