UFC 264’s main event is almost here. Both Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier have made weight and it promises to be one of the …
UFC 264’s main event is almost here. Both Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier have made weight and it promises to be one of the most compelling match-ups of 2021. You can watch the final staredown here: This will be the third time the pair have faced off. The ledger currently stands at one a piece. McGregor defeated Poirier at Featherweight back in 2014, with a first round KO. Poirier returned the favour earlier this year at UFC 267 with a second round finish. The third contest will be the rubber match, and will almost certainly determine who fights the current UFC Lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira, next. Who wins this time? Current odds have it almost exactly 50/50. Many expected McGregor to make short work of Poirier in the second fight given how conclusive the first was, but Poirier’s improved defence, along with an improved chin at Lightweight, allowed him to withstand early pressure in the first round before taking over the fight.
