Don’t anticipate veteran light-weight star, Dustin Poirier to ever squash his long-standing beef with UFC veteran, Conor McGregor, anyway.
But to guide his anticipated retirement outing within the Octagon, former interim light-weight champion, Dustin Poirier has vowed if he ever bumps into three-fight rival, Conor McGregor sooner or later once more — even exterior of a sanctioned battle, the 2 will possible commerce fingers, claiming he can by no means bury the proverbial hatchet with the Dubliner.
Poirier, a former interim light-weight champion, has but to return to motion since he headlined UFC 302 again in June of final 12 months, taking over incumbent titleholder and present pound-for-pound primary, Islam Makhachev.
And forcing the Russian star to the fifth spherical of their grudge battle win Newark, Poirier fell brief in his third promotional bid to land undisputed gold, falling sufferer to a late D’Arce choke in opposition to Makhachev.
Dustin Poirier not curious about settling grudge with Conor McGregor
Linked with a complete host of fights to carry the curtain down on a fan-favorite and embellished profession, throughout a latest interview with talkSPORT forward of his return to motion, Lafayette striker, Poirier admitted that whereas he respects former two-weight champion, McGregor as an athlete, he’ll possible rekindle their rivalry within the type of a bodily battle in the event that they ever cross paths once more.
No, after all not,” Dustin Poirier stated when requested if he might ever see himself squashing his beef with Conor McGregor. “We’ll battle to the loss of life if I see him…I don’t respect him as a person.
“As an athlete and a fighter, he’s done some incredible things,” Dustin Poirier defined. He’s very gifted and is particular in that method relating to fight, however as a human being? Nah.”
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Himself sidelined since closing out his trilogy with Poirier within the type of a rubber match nearly 4 years in the past, McGregor has but to return to the Octagon since fracturing his left tibia and fibula in a primary spherical physician’s stoppage TKO loss to the Louisianan striker.
