Conor McGregor facing Dustin Poirier, date of new fight revealed

A fight focused for UFC 264

Since then, rumors have been rife concerning the date of the fight. Whether or not it’s Poirier or McGregor, each are publicly in favor of it, nevertheless it was nonetheless mandatory to search out the proper second. And plainly is lastly the case. Indeed, after UFC 260 who noticed Francis Ngannou develop into the heavyweight champion of the group on the expense of Stipe Miocic, the UFC President Dana White spoke concerning the conflict between the 2 light-weight. At the press convention, he stated that “the plan” was for the fight to happen throughout UFC 264 in subsequent july. “I hope so, we all hope so,” he added.

An announcement that Dustin Poirier himself confirmed in a submit on Twitter. The 32-year-old fighter thus launched a easy message on the social community: ” July 10 Enough to set fire to the many fans who want to see the trilogy between the two men take shape. Even if the stakes will not be the lightweight title, who will argue between Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira on May 16, the duel between McGregor, who had dispatched his opponent during the fastest knockout of his career, and Poirier promises to be fierce. And whoever wins should be offered an opportunity for the championship belt of the category.