(R-L) Dustin Poirier punches 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)
Dustin Poirier takes on Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 264, on the 10th of July
Dustin Poirier will be looking forward to making his ‘risk’ count when he takes on Conor McGregor in a few weeks in Las Vegas.
Poirier had given up a title shot, and instead had decided to pursue legacy and greatness, by settling his rivalry against the Irishman.
The scoreline currently stands at 1-1, with Poirier winning the last fight at UFC 257 via. TKO in the second round, to exact revenge for his loss at UFC 178, back in September 2014.
The fight is arguably set to be the biggest fight of the year for the promotion.
A lot of fighters and combat sports enthusiasts have begun giving their predictions for the super-clash, and recently Poirier’s boxing coach Dyah Davis gave his thoughts on how the fight would pan out.
Davis felt that the fight would be quite similar to the second fight, and predicted a third round KO victory for his client.
Speaking in an interview with Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie, Davis said:
“I think it’ll play out similar to the second fight, maybe a little bit longer. I see us executing and getting a KO victory in the third round.”
Irish singer Hozier’s hit song ‘Take Me To Church’ recently hit a billion streams on Spotify. Hozier therefore became the first ever Irish to become featured on the playlist.
Following the news of this announcement, fellow Irishman Conor McGregor showered words of praise on Hozier. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, “Incredible Irish Artist.”
The song currently has more than 470 million views on YouTube, and is still going strong.
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