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Michael Bisping: Conor McGregor Probably ‘Praying’ Dustin Poirier Defeats Khabib

Conor McGregor will be rooting for Dustin Poirier to defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov according to former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. Nurmagomedov and Poirier meet in a lightweight title unification clash in the main event of UFC 242 which takes place September 7 in Abu Dhabi. McGregor last suffered defeat to Nurmagomedov and despite talks of […]

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Conor McGregor will be rooting for Dustin Poirier to defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov according to former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping.

Nurmagomedov and Poirier meet in a lightweight title unification clash in the main event of UFC 242 which takes place September 7 in Abu Dhabi. McGregor last suffered defeat to Nurmagomedov and despite talks of a rematch, there’s a likelihood that “The Eagle” will face Tony Ferguson next if he wins.

However, Bisping believes McGregor has a chance at getting the next title shot if Poirier were to win — which is why he believes the Irishman is probably praying for an upset at UFC 242:

“He’s probably hoping and praying that Poirier beats Khabib in Abu Dhabi,” Bisping said on his podcast (via BJ Penn). “If Poirier beats Khabib, obviously we all know Conor has that massive win over Poirier. He did it very, very easily. He made short work of Poirier back in the day. Alright, it was back in the day, it was at [145 pounds], but even still, if Poirier wins, there’s a possibility of setting up that rematch. That’s his shot — and easier shot at the title.”

McGregor Needs A Win First

Of course, there’s always a chance the UFC could skip Ferguson and give McGregor the rematch if Nurmagomedov were to win. However, Bisping believes the former lightweight champion needs one more win before getting a chance to run things back:

“I don’t think he gets that [Khabib] fight [after UFC 242],” Bisping explained. “The Poirier fight, definitely, I can see them doing that. From the UFC’s perspective, they’re going to do it [the rematch with Nurmagomedov]. [The first fight] was the biggest pay-per-view ever, the rematch is going to be even bigger.

“Rematches sell, especially with the amount of bad blood, especially with what happened after the fight outside the Octagon. The rematch is going to be huge. I just think Conor has to win another fight first.”

Do you agree with Bisping?

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UFC 242 Poster Officially Revealed

We now have the official poster for the upcoming UFC 242 pay-per-view (PPV) event. The action will go down from The Arena in Yas Island from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In the main event of the night, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will unify his title with interim champion Dustin Poirier. Nurmagomedov is undefeated in […]

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We now have the official poster for the upcoming UFC 242 pay-per-view (PPV) event. The action will go down from The Arena in Yas Island from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

In the main event of the night, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will unify his title with interim champion Dustin Poirier. Nurmagomedov is undefeated in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career thus far. He takes on Poirier, who has been on a spectacular run at 155 pounds thus far.

Also, in the co-main event, Edson Barboza makes his return when he faces off against Paul Felder. Both men are two of the best strikers at lightweight, and should put on quite the show inside the Octagon. Earlier today (Thurs. August 1, 2019) the UFC released the official UFC 242 event poster.

Check out the poster, along with the full card, below.

UFC 242

  • Lightweight: (C) Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier
  • Lightweight: Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder
  • Lightweight: Islam Makhachev vs. Davi Ramos
  • Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov
  • Lightweight: Mairbek Taisumov vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira
  • Bantamweight: Khalid Taha vs. Bruno Gustavo Aparecido Da Silva
  • Lightweight: Ottman Azaitar vs. Teemu Packalén
  • Women’s flyweight: Joanne Calderwood vs. Andrea Lee
  • Women’s bantamweight: Liana Jojua vs. Sarah Moras
  • Welterweight: Belal Muhammad vs. Takashi Sato
  • Welterweight: Nordine Taleb vs. Muslim Salikhov

What do you think about the official UFC 242 poster?

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UFC 242 Official Poster Revealed (Photo)

UFC 242 is now one month away and the main event will feature the highly anticipated return of Khabib Nurmagomedov defending his lightweight championship against Dustin Poirier. And as the event creeps upon us, the UFC has rolled out the official poste…

UFC 242 is now one month away and the main event will feature the highly anticipated return of Khabib Nurmagomedov defending his lightweight championship against Dustin Poirier. And as the event creeps upon us, the UFC has rolled out the official poster for the event: The poster evokes a big-fight feel, as it should for […]

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Khabib Admits to Distraction Ahead of UFC 242

At UFC 242, Khabib Nurmagomedov will defend his lightweight championship against Dustin Poirier, and thus far, both combatants have shown one another nothing but respect ahead of the clash. This is a far cry from Khabib’s last fight against Conor McGre…

At UFC 242, Khabib Nurmagomedov will defend his lightweight championship against Dustin Poirier, and thus far, both combatants have shown one another nothing but respect ahead of the clash. This is a far cry from Khabib’s last fight against Conor McGregor at UFC 229, which was arguably the most volatile build-up to a fight in […]

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Dana White Believes Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor 2 Is ‘Absolutely Possible’ After UFC 242

Khabib Nurmagomedov is set for his second lightweight title defense when he takes on Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 242. There, the Russian is coming off of a submission win over Conor McGregor at UFC 229. Since then, McGregor has been clamoring for a rematch against Nurmagomedov, yet White didn’t seem interested […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov is set for his second lightweight title defense when he takes on Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 242. There, the Russian is coming off of a submission win over Conor McGregor at UFC 229.

Since then, McGregor has been clamoring for a rematch against Nurmagomedov, yet White didn’t seem interested in an immediate rematch. Now, however, speaking to Rich Eisen, he talked about the division and knows how stacked it is.

“It’s a very interesting division because you have Khabib, you have Tony Ferguson, Conor McGregor, Donald Cerrone’s in the mix, Justin Gaethje – there’s just so many unbelievable fights in that weight class and Khabib keeps talking about fighting Georges St. Pierre again,” White said (transcript via MMAFighting). “St-Pierre retired but when St-Pierre retired, he retired basically saying I won’t if I can fight Khabib. So there’s so many different, crazy, interesting things that we can do at that weight class.”

Even though White knows how stacked the division is, he knows it is very possible that Nurmagomedov-McGregor 2 happens after UFC 242.

“It would be a massive fight and it’s absolutely possible, yes,” White said. “I think McGregor is gonna come back at the beginning of next year. So, realistically, all these guys are looking at September to see what happens with Khabib and Poirier. After that fight plays out, I think there’s gonna be a lot of movement going on.”

“To Conor’s credit and defense, you don’t see Conor running around filming movies,” he added. “If you look at his – he’s in great shape, he’s staying in shape, he’s training, and he’s seeing how this thing plays out.”

Would you be interested in seeing Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor 2 after UFC 242?

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Dustin Poirier Believes Khabib Nurmagomedov Fight Is Like A Rocky Movie

Dustin Poirier is going into hostile territory to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov. There, at UFC 242 he will head to Abu Dhabi to take on the Russian in front of the Muslim crowd. For the interim champion, he believes this is very similar to Rocky IV where R…

Dustin Poirier is going into hostile territory to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov. There, at UFC 242 he will head to Abu Dhabi to take on the Russian in front of the Muslim crowd. For the interim champion, he believes this is very similar to Rocky IV where Rocky Balboa went to Russian to take on the […]

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