Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor faceoff at UFC 257
Conor McGregor faces Dustin Poirier next weekend in a match that could decide his future MMA career
There is hardly a week left before Conor McGregor will be stepping inside the Octagon to take on Dustin Poirier. The pair will be headlining next week’s UFC 264 which is set to take place in Las Vegas.
It is a mightily crucial fight for both the fighters, especially McGregor, since a win would take him back one step away from the lightweight title. At the same time, a loss might probably cause him to relevance atop the lightweight division.
McGregor recently took to Instagram where he went live and answered several fan questions. The Irishman had a very popular guest in his live session. Famed Canadian singer Justin Bieber dropped a message while McGregor was live.
An excited McGregor, on seeing this, thanked Bieber with an elaborate message. He revealed how focus he has been ahead of the trilogy fight against Poirier.
Here is what McGregor said:
“Justin Bieber, what’s up Justin Bieber? Love you brother [chuckles]. This is quality man, this is good yeah. I just wanted to check this out. Justin, I love you, bro, I’ll tell you what mate, I appreciate that message from the last fight. That meant a hell of a lot to me, it really, truly did. So I’ve been busy, fully focused. Fully immersed in Mixed Martial Arts, it’s been nothing but Mixed Martial Arts. So I’m ready to put on a show.”
McGregor was knocked out for the very first time in his career, after he succumbed to a flurry of punches from Poirier at UFC 257.
Following his loss to Poirier, Justin Bieber posted an image of McGregor with a caption that read: “Love this guy win or lose @thenotoriousmma.”
Although McGregor didn’t respond back then, it looks like it had meant a lot for the ‘Notorious’.
As for Bieber, he is a big MMA fan himself, and turns up often at major events.
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