Dustin Poirier is transferring on from the Conor McGregor rivalry.
The UFC stars have engaged in a trio of high-profile bouts spanning a decade, with their first assembly going down at UFC 178 in September 2014. McGregor handily defeated Poirier as a part of his rise to two-division champion and international celebrity, however Poirier received their two most up-to-date conferences at UFC 257 and UFC 264.
McGregor has repeatedly said that he nonetheless feels he has enterprise to settle with Poirier, however with Poirier set to problem Islam Makhachev for the light-weight title at UFC 302 on June 1 and Conor McGregor returning to motion at UFC 303, it appears unlikely that they’ll sq. off once more. And that’s simply high-quality with Poirier.
“I believe that ship has sailed,” Poirier instructed ESPN. “All I need is the UFC light-weight championship.”
Since defeating McGregor a second time, Poirier has alternated wins and losses in marquee matchups. Poirier’s subsequent combat after McGregor was a failed bid to defeat then-lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, however he rebounded with a submission of Chandler. He then misplaced a rematch to Justin Gaethje for the “BMF” belt earlier than defeating prime prospect Benoit Saint Denis in his most up-to-date outing at UFC 299 to earn a shot at Makhachev.
For McGregor, the UFC 264 loss was terribly pricey as he broke his leg within the combat and has not competed since. When he steps into the cage to combat Chandler at UFC 303 on June 29, it can have been virtually three years on the shelf for “The Infamous.”
McGregor was lower than gracious in defeat when the third Poirier combat led to harm. In his post-fight interview, he angrily made threatening remarks about Poirier and his spouse, Jolie, saying, “In your sleep, you’re getting it.”
Suffice to say, that form of speak doubtless hasn’t helped McGregor’s probabilities of making it a Poirier tetralogy occur.
“I don’t really feel the necessity to combat him once more in any respect,” Poirier stated. “I don’t want that [bad] power in my life.”
