Forward of his personal return at UFC 302 this weekend, Dustin Poirier is choosing his former-foe, Conor McGregor to topple one other prior opponent, Michael Chandler at UFC 303 on the finish of subsequent month, claiming the latter has a capability to seek out himself in pointless hassle by means of his foot work.
Poirier, a former interim champion on the light-weight restrict, returns this weekend at UFC 302, making an attempt to strike undisputed gold on the third time of making an attempt, as he takes on pound-for-pound primary, Islam Makhachev.
And preventing McGregor thrice throughout their distinct Octagon rivalry, Poirier handed the Dubliner a primary spherical physician’s stoppage TKO loss again in 2021, with McGregor fracturing his left tibia and fibula of their trilogy rubber match at UFC 264.
And in November of the next 12 months, Lafayette fan-favorite, Poirier ended the surge of the beforehand talked about, Chandler – snatching a 3rd spherical rear-naked choke submission win of their UFC 281 conflict in Madison Sq. Backyard.
Conor McGregor backed to KO Michael Chandler by Dustin Poirier
Providing his pre-fight evaluation of McGregor’s return to welterweight in opposition to Chandler subsequent month at UFC 303 throughout Worldwide Struggle Week, Poirier claimed the Dubliner ought to discover sufficient success in opposition to the ex-Bellator MMA star to land a end, claiming Chandler needlessly places himself in peril.
“Each of those guys’ final battle was me,” Dustin Poirier informed First Take throughout a latest interview. “(Michael) Chandler has had slightly little bit of a layoff [since] we fought. From my expertise being in there with him and simply figuring out the game, if Conor (McGregor) is wherever much like the place he was earlier than the harm together with his timing, together with his accuracy, the stylistic matchup up with Michael Chandler? I believe (McGregor) clips him.”
“Chandler covers an excessive amount of distance not correctly, not the very best footwork, lunging in with photographs, and that’s the way you get countered,” Poirier defined. “That’s how – if Conor’s the matador, and has the identical timing and pop that he had earlier than the harm, Conor’s gonna cease this man.”
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