Dustin Poirier took a shot at Conor McGregor following information of the Irishman being out of his UFC 303 combat in opposition to Michael Chandler.
Poirier and McGregor are rivals as the 2 have fought thrice, with ‘The Diamond’ successful twice. With the 2 being rivals, they took take pictures at each other and McGregor blasted Poirier for the UFC 302 PPV buyrate.
“500k PPV buys completed. A nothing burger,” McGregor wrote in a now-deleted tweet.
At UFC 302, Poirier suffered a fifth-round submission loss to Islam Makhachev for the light-weight title as the 2 had been the primary occasion.
Now, following Conor McGregor being out of UFC 303, Dustin Poirier took his alternative to blast the Irishman.
It was a refined response from Poirier that reveals the rivalry between the 2 of them remains to be alive and effectively. Whether or not or not that results in a fourth combat is unclear this time.
Dustin Poirier hints at retirement after UFC 302 loss
Dustin Poirier suffered a fifth-round submission loss to Islam Makhachev for the light-weight title, and after the combat, he hinted at retirement.
Poirier is now 0-3 in undisputed title fights, and he says he isn’t positive what he’s combating for, which is why he’s leaning towards retirement.
“I nonetheless don’t know,” Poirier mentioned on The MMA Hour. “I can’t say I’ll by no means combat once more, however I simply don’t know the explanation. What am I going to combat for? To get right into a battle? I like that, however I’ve taken some lumps through the years. It needs to be for one thing. And perhaps that’s one thing I’ll notice within the coming weeks, however I’m simply taking it sooner or later at a time.
“I’m leaning in direction of being completed. For positive. Particularly with getting the title combat, what number of extra occasions would I have to combat to place myself again in place to combat for the world title? I don’t know. And like I mentioned, I’m not going to do it once more, I’m not going to combat 5 extra occasions to try to earn one other title shot. I’m in a bizarre spot and I don’t know clarify it or what choice to make. I’m simply taking it day-to-day and seeing what comes with my thoughts altering and simply to see how I really feel.”
Dustin Poirier is 30-9 with one no-contest within the UFC and is the previous interim light-weight champ.
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