HomeUFC“I love them both” – Daniel Ricciardo gives his prediction for UFC 264: Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier

Team McClaren F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has given his prediction for the UFC 264 headliner

The world is on tenterhooks as McGregor vs Poirier 3 inches closer. The pair will fight it out in the main event of UFC 264, this weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

With a lot at stake in this fight (especially for McGregor), both the fighters will be looking forward to giving it their all, come this weekend.

A lot of predictions have been coming in for the fight, from celebrities across various walks of life.

Conor McGregor Dustin Poirier trilogy
Dustin Poirier reacts after his knockout victory over Conor McGregor of Ireland in a lightweight fight during the UFC 257 event inside Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island on January 23, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

More recently, F1 ace Daniel Ricciardo gave his prediction for the high-voltage UFC 264 clash. The Australian racer revealed that he was going with McGregor in the trilogy bout.

Ricciardo was quoted as saying:

“McGregor- Poirier, I love them both. Let’s say McGregor. Let’s say he is going to bounce back.”

Daniel Ricciardo also shares his prediction for Stephen Thompson vs Gilbert Burns

The UFC 264 fight card is stacked. The co-main event features a welterweight battle at the top, between Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and Gilbert ‘Durinho’ Burns. The winner of the fight, might take on Welterweight champ Kamaru Usman for the title.

Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns were training partners before UFC 258
Kamaru Usman of Nigeria punches Gilbert Burns of Brazil in their UFC welterweight championship fight during the UFC 258 event at UFC APEX on February 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Ricciardo gave his prediction for this fight as well. He picked the ‘Karate Master’ to emerge victorious.

‘The Honey Badger’ said:

“Wonderboy Thompson has some beautiful karate, kung-fu kind of stuff. He looked really good in his last fight. So, I’m going with Thompson.”

Thompson is coming off a victory over Geoff Neal in December 2020. Burns on the other hand is coming off a loss against Kamaru Usman at UFC 258, where he lost the fight in the third round due to a TKO.

Stephen Thompson is considered as the nicest MMA star in the world
Stephen Thompson reacts after his victory over Geoff Neal in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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