This time it is signed. Mentioned for a lot of weeks now, the fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will happen, and it will happen on January 23, at UFC 257, in all probability held in Abu Dhabi. Just a few days after the signing of the American, the Irishman additionally initialed the contract, as reported on his web site The Mac Life.
McGregor, overwhelmed by Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018, made his return to the Octagon final January, with an specific TKO victory over Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Poirier, additionally overwhelmed by Khabib in September 2019, reacted to him with a hit (on choice) in opposition to Dan Hooker in June.
A second duel, six years later
Note that the two males had already met in the featherweight class in September 2014, shortly after McGregor’s UFC debut. At the time, “The Notorious” had dominated Poirier in lower than two minutes on a sequence of punches.
The struggle will happen this time in the light-weight, one division above, however the belt will not come into play. As Dana White recalled this week, the title nonetheless belongs to Khabib, and even when the Russian has introduced his retirement, the boss of the group is satisfied that he will return quickly.
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