Dustin Poirier casts doubt on Conor McGregor ’s UFC return. McGregor’s most recent two appearances came against Poirier, where he was stopped in both fights. Poirier knocked out McGregor at UFC 257 in January 2021, and capped off their trilogy with another finish at UFC 264, where McGregor broke his leg in a doctor’s stoppage TKO loss in July 2021.

Despite years of bad blood, former interim UFC champion Dustin Poirier has shown respect to his rival Conor McGregor amidst his hiatus.

When thinking of the most bitter, heated and personal UFC rivalries ever, the ones which often come to mind are Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier and Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen, however, arguably the most personal rivalry ever is Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor.

Justin Gaethje says several fighters *understandably* turned him down at UFC 313. The former BMF titleholder was set to go to war with Dan Hooker next week in Las Vegas until a hand injury pulled "Hangman" from the lightweight bout altogether.

Dustin Poirier is asked if he thinks Conor McGregor can find the motivation to make a return to the UFC: "If anybody can put it all together and come back… this guy can… He's special. He has something special." (via. @OuttaPocketRG3) #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/FLPJ0qQY9b

Summer travel plans can start being made as soon as possible - according to UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier, at least. ‘Father time comes for us all,' Henry Cejudo told to retire by greatest UFC rival In an interview with MMAFighting released Monday morning,

The last time Dustin Poirier spoke about Conor McGregor, he compared their rivalry to Ernie the Giant Chicken and Peter Griffin from 'Family Guy.' The context? The post Dustin Poirier Called Out for Chasing Conor McGregor’s $5M Payout as Fans Deliver Verdict on Rare Praise appeared first on EssentiallySports.