At the end of UFC 257, right after the defeat of Dustin Poirier (27-6 MMA, 19-5 UFC), Conor McGregor (22-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC) immediately sent a message to the fans, clearly showing that he wanted to have the opportunity to rematch with Dustin Poirier again.
“Dustin is the most excellent competitor, I want to rematch with him,” McGregor wrote on Twitter.
Not only stop at the words, “The Notorious” immediately used action to prove. Despite his foot pain that he had to fight crutches when he appeared in front of the press at the UFC 257 press conference, the next morning, the Conor McGregor appeared in a private gym on the yacht to practice again.
Hue Lortmen of Conor McGregor, John Kavanagh, affirmed that “Conor's spirit is very good”, and “he started looking for the upcoming matches”. He also said that the ultimate goal of the Conor team will be the rematch with Dustin Poirier for the third time.
Not only that, the Poirier vs Conor 3 match seems to be receiving a lot of consensus from the audience and the UFC side, promising to be a match for the largest MMA in the world. But according to the information from Dustin Poirier, more than a week has passed, both UFC and Conor McGregor “dive”.
“I don't know if they are discussing a plan about a plan,” Poirier shrugged. “I have never been contacted by UFC or the manager of Conor McGregor about the 3rd rematch. So I'm not sure about their upcoming plan.
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