Conor McGregor stands in his corner during his super welterweight boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Conor McGregor is training hard ahead of his fight against Dustin Poirier
UFC lightweight fighter Conor McGregor would be leaving no stone unturned as he continues training to face Dustin Poirier in less than 3 weeks’ time.
The Notorious One is scheduled to taken on Poirier on January 23rd, 2021, in UFC’s first PPV of the new year. The match is also said to have serious implications on the lightweight title.
With less than 20 days left for UFC 257, which takes place on Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, fans are speculating what could be at stake. The UFC 257 main even could even be made a title bout for the vacant lightweight championship.
If not a title fight, which it most likely will not be, the winner of this match would definitely be first in line for the belt. With the future of Khabib Nurmagomedov uncertain with UFC, a lot is on the line at this event.
This is also a rematch of their 2014 fight where both of them competed as featherweights. Conor McGregor ran out as the winner by TKO, but he knows things are different now.
With so much at stake, McGregor is training hard to make a smashing return to the big stage.
He has just 2 UFC fights to his name in the past 3 years. His last bout came in January 2020, and he announced his retirement in June that year.
Hence it is in no doubt that he would be giving it his all to make sure he is not rusty on the big occasion. By the looks of it, he’s doing pretty well.
The Irishman looks ripped, fit, and ready to unleash in the photograph that he posted on his Twitter account. Fans, understandably, went ballistic.
Follow our dedicated UFC page for instant UFC news and updates