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Dana White Confirms Conor McGregor Will Get Dustin Poirier Rematch

Dana WhiteThe rivalry between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier is far from over. That was evident in the post-fight interview where after McGregor suffered a first-round TKO defeat to Poirier in the UFC 264 headliner on Saturday night, he continued to mock Poirier and his wife, Jolie. Of course, the reason for the TKO defeat was […]

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The rivalry between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier is far from over.

That was evident in the post-fight interview where after McGregor suffered a first-round TKO defeat to Poirier in the UFC 264 headliner on Saturday night, he continued to mock Poirier and his wife, Jolie.

Of course, the reason for the TKO defeat was McGregor seemingly breaking his ankle towards the end of the first round after getting rocked by Poirier. UFC president Dana White later confirmed it was a tibia injury and that the Irishman would have surgery in the morning.

“Dana White says that Conor McGregor will undergo surgery tomorrow morning”

When McGregor is healed up, he will seemingly get a fourth go with Poirier. Poirier, meanwhile, will likely face current lightweight champion Charles Oliveira next.

“White says that Poirier will face Oliveira next and will go from there. White: ‘Poirier will do his thing until Conor’s ready’”

As for McGregor’s comments about Poirier’s wife, White had this to say:

“Leave people’s family and wives out of it. Family has nothing to do with it.”

What do you make of White’s comments? Is McGregor deserving of another fight with Poirier after losing two in a row to him?

Khabib Nurmagomedov Reacts To Conor McGregor Defeat: ‘Good Always Defeats Evil’

NurmagomedovKhabib Nurmagomedov was one person keeping a close eye on the UFC 264 headliner. Dustin Poirier won his trilogy with McGregor after earning a first-round TKO win on Saturday night when the latter was unable to continue due to a broken tibia. Nurmagomedov, of course, notably faced both men, but undoubtedly has more respect for […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov was one person keeping a close eye on the UFC 264 headliner.

Dustin Poirier won his trilogy with McGregor after earning a first-round TKO win on Saturday night when the latter was unable to continue due to a broken tibia.

Nurmagomedov, of course, notably faced both men, but undoubtedly has more respect for Poirier than he does his old rival in McGregor.

So it wasn’t a surprise to see the former lightweight king celebrate McGregor’s defeat right after while wishing Poirier well at the same time.

“Good always defeats evil. Very happy for @DustinPoirier I hope you will get the belt end of the year”

Nurmagomedov also mocked McGregor for his pre-fight comments of Poirier leaving on a stretcher backfiring on him.

“The way he said it,” Nurmagomedov responded to a post about McGregor leaving on a stretcher.

It will be interesting to see if McGregor finds the time to respond to Nurmagomedov with no love lost between the pair whatsoever.

Khabib Nurmagomedov Reacts To Conor McGregor Defeat: ‘Good Always Defeats Evil’

NurmagomedovKhabib Nurmagomedov was one person keeping a close eye on the UFC 264 headliner. Dustin Poirier won his trilogy with McGregor after earning a first-round TKO win on Saturday night when the latter was unable to continue due to a broken tibia. Nurmagomedov, of course, notably faced both men, but undoubtedly has more respect for […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov was one person keeping a close eye on the UFC 264 headliner.

Dustin Poirier won his trilogy with McGregor after earning a first-round TKO win on Saturday night when the latter was unable to continue due to a broken tibia.

Nurmagomedov, of course, notably faced both men, but undoubtedly has more respect for Poirier than he does his old rival in McGregor.

So it wasn’t a surprise to see the former lightweight king celebrate McGregor’s defeat right after while wishing Poirier well at the same time.

“Good always defeats evil. Very happy for @DustinPoirier I hope you will get the belt end of the year”

Nurmagomedov also mocked McGregor for his pre-fight comments of Poirier leaving on a stretcher backfiring on him.

“The way he said it,” Nurmagomedov responded to a post about McGregor leaving on a stretcher.

It will be interesting to see if McGregor finds the time to respond to Nurmagomedov with no love lost between the pair whatsoever.

(Video) Conor McGregor Attacks Dustin Poirier’s Wife In Post-Fight Interview

McGregorThings aren’t going to remain cordial between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. Poirier won the trilogy with McGregor at UFC 264 after earning a first-round TKO win (doctor stoppage) after the latter broke his ankle towards the end of the first round. It was an anticlimactic way to end the fight even if Poirier looked […]

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Things aren’t going to remain cordial between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier.

Poirier won the trilogy with McGregor at UFC 264 after earning a first-round TKO win (doctor stoppage) after the latter broke his ankle towards the end of the first round.

It was an anticlimactic way to end the fight even if Poirier looked to be gaining the momentum and McGregor is not happy to end things in that manner.

“I was boxing the bleeding hell off him. Kicking the bleeding leg off him. … This is not over. If we have to take this outside for him, it’s all outside. I don’t give a bollocks.”

With Poirier claiming him checking one of McGregor’s leg kicks which led to the Irishman breaking his ankle, McGregor responded:

“There was no check. There was not one of them that was checked. Your wife is in my DMs, hey baby, hit me back up, I’ll chat with you later on. I’ll be at the afterparty. You little ho, fuck him.”

It’s only a matter of time until the fourth fight is eventually booked between the pair.

What did you think of the fight’s conclusion? Should there be a fourth fight between them?

7 Takeaways from UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3

UFC 264 featured a rematch that fans knew was coming as soon as the loss came to Conor McGregor last January against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. Poirier walked away the victor, but the way it happened was probably not what the UFC was selling.  There wa…

UFC 264 featured a rematch that fans knew was coming as soon as the loss came to Conor McGregor last January against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. Poirier walked away the victor, but the way it happened was probably not what the UFC was selling.  There was a lot to take away from UFC 264, […]

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Dustin Poirier Takes TKO Win As Conor McGregor Suffers Leg Injury – UFC 264 Highlights

McGregorDustin Poirier has scored a first round doctor’s stoppage victory over Conor McGregor — who suffered a leg injury at the closing stages of the opening round, after Poirier claimed a prior checked leg kick resulted in an apparent leg break suffered by the Dubliner. McGregor opens the first round with a multitude of calf […]

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Dustin Poirier has scored a first round doctor’s stoppage victory over Conor McGregor — who suffered a leg injury at the closing stages of the opening round, after Poirier claimed a prior checked leg kick resulted in an apparent leg break suffered by the Dubliner.

McGregor opens the first round with a multitude of calf kicks of his own, as well as incorporating a couple spinning back kicks to the body. With Poirier responding with some good counters, McGregor clinched and attempted to set up a guillotine.

Surviving the attempt, Poirier began raining down with ground strikes as McGregor landed elbows from the bottom.

As the two return to the feet from the exchanges on the bottom, McGregor fell back onto his own left leg, resulting in a horrific leg injury — subsequently ending the bout.

Below, catch the highlights from the headlining bout.