Reflecting on his embellished fight sports activities profession, Dustin Poirier maintains three-fight rival, Conor McGregor will doubtless go down because the opponent to hit him and ding him the toughest in his seasoned profession, nevertheless, pointed to nonetheless holding bragging rights over the ex-UFC champion.
Poirier, the present quantity 4 ranked light-weight contender, has been linked with a return to motion in latest weeks — forward of an anticipated retirement from fight sports activities later this annum.
And sidelined since final summer season, Lafayette hanging favourite, Poirier was compelled to submit within the fifth spherical of his UFC 302 undisputed championship cost towards Islam Makhachev, succumbing to a D’Arce choke loss.
Sharing a three-fight sequence with former duel-weight champion, McGregor throughout their respective Octagon runs, Poirier would avenge an notorious 2014 knockout loss to the Dubliner on the featherweight restrict, handing over back-to-back rematch and subsequent rubber match stoppage wins in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Dustin Poirier displays on Conor McGregor’s punching energy
And forward of what might come as his remaining Octagon outing later this annum, Poirier mirrored on some moments in his historic profession throughout an interview with Entrance Workplace Sports activities — claiming that whereas he has twice stopped McGregor, the 36-year-old is the toughest puncher he’s ever confronted.
“Conor McGregor, he can punch,” Dustin Poirier replied when requested who the toughest puncher he ever confronted was. “It was 2014 once I bought hit stable, however I’ve whooped his a** twice since then, so.”
Rekindling their rivalry over the course of the weekend, Poirier claimed that whereas he revered the previous two-division champion as a implausible athlete, in the event that they ever cross paths once more, they are going to doubtless struggle to “the dying”.
No, after all not,” Dustin Poirier stated when requested if he might ever see himself squashing his beef with Conor McGregor. “We’ll struggle to the dying if I see him…I don’t respect him as a person.
“As an athlete and a fighter, he’s achieved some unimaginable issues,” Dustin Poirier defined. He’s very gifted and is particular in that method in relation to fight, however as a human being? Nah.”
