Conor McGregor attempts to kick Dustin Poirier at the UFC 264 pre-fight presser
Conor McGregor fired shots at Dustin Poirier as recently as yesterday
Conor McGregor lost back-to-back fights against Dustin Poirier recently. His recent defeat against Poirier at UFC 264, also saw his ankle break, landing him in the surgery room the next day.
The Irishman who was utterly disrespectful towards Poirier prior to UFC 264, especially during the pre-fight pressers, continued his jibes at ‘The Diamond’ on social media, after he had lost the fight.
In fact, McGregor is still going on.
In a recent exclusive fan Q&A on Twitter featuring Laura Sanko, Poirier was asked if McGregor’s constant tirades on social media bothered him.
‘The Diamond’ replied that McGregor was “losing his mind” and that he was living rent-free in ‘Mystic Mac’s head.
He was quoted as saying:
“It doesn’t really bother me. I don’t really care. When I think about it, like hindsight – like today I was thinking about it, you know? That guy is probably losing his mind. He can’t really train, he’s got a hurt leg, he’s trying to rehab…Rent free. I’m just living rent free.”
7 years back, at UFC 178, McGregor got into Poirier’s head, and won the fight even before it had begun.
He tried the same at UFC 264, but Poirier didn’t bat an eyelid.
Poirier was also asked about a possible move to the welterweight division.
Although, he has a walk around might that is much higher than the welterweight division limit, Poirier has fought only in the featherweight and lightweight divisions all his life.
Speaking about a possible move up, Poirier said:
“Of course, I would. Those are some big guys, man. Those are some big guys. But, we’ll see. I definitely think I can fight at 170. Honestly, now at 55 [lightweight] my metabolism is kinda caught up. But when I was cutting to 145, between fights I would get a lot heavier than I do now. I just think my metabolism was getting messed up holding on to a lot of weight. I would shoot up to 190lbs when I was fighting 45 [featherweight]. Now, I think 182 is kinda the max I get up to. I think I could fight at 170 as well.”
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