Three-time foe of Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier – has backed the Dubliner to make a triumphant return to motion – if he ever makes his comeback to the UFC, claiming the ex-champion will possible return in “harmful” style.
McGregor, a former undisputed light-weight and featherweight champion underneath the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined since he fractured his left tibia and fibula towards Poirier three years in the past, shedding the pair’s trilogy rubber match in a health care provider’s stoppage TKO loss.
And scheduled to return at UFC 303 tonight, McGregor was compelled from a essential occasion combat towards would-be common-foe, Michael Chandler on the welterweight restrict – confirming he had been sidelined as soon as extra, this time by way of a fractured toe on his left foot.
Dustin Poirier backs Conor McGregor to make “harmful” return
Hoping to land a return earlier than the shut of the summer time, former duel-weight titleholder, McGregor’s plans for a comeback conflict with Chandler had been nearly instantly shut down by UFC boss, Dana White, who claimed he wouldn’t be combating earlier than October on the very earliest.
Nevertheless, sharing his ideas on McGregor’s combating future, Poirier – who was the topic of a nasty dig by the Dubliner at his fatherhood earlier this week, claimed he would return in “harmful” style towards Chandler.
“So, he (Conor McGregor) may very well be again fast or if he wants surgical procedure, we’ll see,” Dustin Poirier informed ESPN MMA. “Simply his profession and the issues he’s completed, the person has a powerful mindset. If he commits himself to being one of the best he can, if his physique permits him to be one of the best he can I feel he’s gonna come again sturdy.”
“Will we see the classic Conor McGregor? I’m unsure, however we’re going to see a really harmful man who’s hungry for a win – and who wants a win, if he does come again,” Poirier defined.
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