Reflecting on his embellished fight sports activities profession, Dustin Poirier maintains three-fight rival, Conor McGregor will probably go down because the opponent to hit him and ding him the toughest in his seasoned profession, nevertheless, pointed to nonetheless holding bragging rights over the ex-UFC champion.
Poirier, the present quantity 4 ranked light-weight contender, has been linked with a return to motion in current weeks — forward of an anticipated retirement from fight sports activities later this annum.
And sidelined since final summer time, Lafayette hanging favourite, Poirier was compelled to submit within the fifth spherical of his UFC 302 undisputed championship cost towards Islam Makhachev, succumbing to a D’Arce choke loss.
Sharing a three-fight sequence with former duel-weight champion, McGregor throughout their respective Octagon runs, Poirier would avenge an notorious 2014 knockout loss to the Dubliner on the featherweight restrict, handing over back-to-back rematch and subsequent rubber match stoppage wins in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Dustin Poirier displays on Conor McGregor’s punching energy
And forward of what might come as his remaining Octagon outing later this annum, Poirier mirrored on some moments in his historic profession throughout an interview with Entrance Workplace Sports activities — claiming that whereas he has twice stopped McGregor, the 36-year-old is the toughest puncher he’s ever confronted.
“Conor McGregor, he can punch,” Dustin Poirier replied when requested who the toughest puncher he ever confronted was. “It was 2014 when I got hit solid, but I’ve whooped his a** twice since then, so.”
Rekindling their rivalry over the course of the weekend, Poirier claimed that whereas he revered the previous two-division champion as a unbelievable athlete, in the event that they ever cross paths once more, they are going to probably battle to “the death”.
No, in fact not,” Dustin Poirier mentioned when requested if he may ever see himself squashing his beef with Conor McGregor. “We are going to battle to the loss of life if I see him…I don’t respect him as a person.
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“As an athlete and a fighter, he’s done some incredible things,” Dustin Poirier defined. He’s very gifted and is particular in that means in terms of fight, however as a human being? Nah.”
