And the seeds of their trilogy were sewn just minutes after Poirier had stopped McGregor in the second round of their January rematch. Good man, good man. The Dubliner went on to become first featherweight and then lightweight world champion before his career took a wayward turn. The Louisiana native has never been crowned UFC world champion but rejected the chance to take on Charles Oliviera for the vacant title two months ago. Poirier will earn millions more from his third fight with McGregor than he would have done for challenging for the the title.

Source: Daily Mirror July 05, 2021 07:52 UTC