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Dustin Poirier is too busy living his best life to be worried about the ongoing antics of Conor McGregor. Last month, Poirier won his second straight fight over McGregor, scoring a first-round TKO when McGregor’s leg broke. Immediately afterwards, McGregor unleashed a bitter rant aimed at Poirier and his family …
أكمل القراءة »Georges St-Pierre says Dustin Poirier has Conor McGregor’s ‘number,’ thinks McGregor ‘lost some of his ability’
Few fighters in history have navigated their MMA careers as deftly as Georges St-Pierre. So when the former two-division UFC champion looks at how Conor McGregor has handled the latest chapter of his own career, and the decisions McGregor has made, St-Pierre can’t help but hope McGregor changes course from …
أكمل القراءة »Dana White says Conor McGregor has ‘chronic arthritis’ requested permission to tape ankles at UFC 264
UFC president Dana White is backing up the notion that Conor McGregor’s ankle wasn’t 100 percent heading into his UFC 264 grudge match against Dustin Poirier. McGregor suffered a grisly loss via doctor’s stoppage to Poirier after breaking his tibia and fibula in the closing seconds of the …
أكمل القراءة »Conor McGregor’s leg might not have been 100 percent going into his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264
On Saturday, McGregor suffered an ugly injury—later diagnosed as a broken tibia—that ended the main event in the first round when a doctor determined that McGregor could no longer continue after his left leg buckled following an exchange of strikes. The former two-division champion underwent surgery on Sunday and it’s …
أكمل القراءة »UFC 264 takeaways: Conor McGregor’s angry desperation was an ugly end to an ugly week
All of the trash talk meant nothing once the cage doors closed as Dustin Poirier defeated Conor McGregor via first-round doctor’s stoppage due to an grisly ankle injury in UFC 264’s main event, taking the lead 2-1 in the trilogy between the two bitter rivals. What mattered most from …
أكمل القراءة »Dana White open to Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 4: ‘You can’t have a fight finish that way’
UFC President Dana White doesn’t consider the rivalry between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor to be over after UFC 264. But how and when a fourth fight materializes is up in the air. Initially, White indicated McGregor would get another shot at Poirier after the former interim champ …
أكمل القراءة »Dustin Poirier vows to fight Conor McGregor again ‘whether it’s in the octagon or on the sidewalk’ after death threats
Dustin Poirier still has unfinished business with Conor McGregor, but his desire for another fight has nothing to do with the way UFC 264 ended on Saturday night. Following a largely dominant opening round as Poirier bludgeoned McGregor with punches and elbows on the ground, a misstep after throwing …
أكمل القراءة »Max Holloway reveals he was original backup fighter for UFC 264, explains key to Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Max Holloway has shared the octagon with both Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor in the past and says he was in a position where he could’ve gotten another crack at either one of them. The former UFC featherweight champion suffered a pair of losses to Poirier, and one to …
أكمل القراءة »UFC 264 breakdown: Will Conor McGregor’s adjustments make a difference vs. Dustin Poirier?
MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main event for UFC 264. UFC 264 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. Dustin Poirier (27-6 MMA, …
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