Published 12:39 IST, October 12th 2021

Conor McGregor takes dig at Dustin Poirier while praising 'warriors' Fury-Wilder trilogy

Conor McGregor lost the trilogy bout to Poirier in July at UFC 264 after doctor’s stoppage that got the bout to end when his leg broke and was unable to fight.

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Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder bout turned out to be a classic affair with Fury kcking out Wilder in 11th round. final tally on three fights went in Tyson Fury's favour. Social media was flooded with congratulatory messs from fans and celebrities. UFC star Cor McGregor also congratulated Fury on his win over wilder, however, mess also had a mess for his rival Dustin Poirier.

Cor McGregor takes jibe at Dustin Poirier in congratulatory mess

'torious' fighter (Cor McGregor) showed admiration for both fighters and praised both fighters for having an hourable and definitive showing. mess looked to be directed towards Dustin Poirier with whom Cor McGregor had a trilogy fight. McGregor lost trilogy bout to Poirier in July at UFC 264 after doctor’s stopp that got bout to end when his leg broke and he was unable to continue. UFC star in his tweet wrote that "t fam in ring fake celebrating after a freak injury etc etc you kw gig, God bless real in this world.”

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Recently, Cor McGregor tweeted an im of a document which was named “PPV BUY SUMMARY FOR COR MCGREGOR,”. document showed buy rate of UFC 257 fight against Dustin Poirier in January. According to im, pay-per-view event collected 1,504,737 buys – 4,449 more than projected buys of 15,000,238.  document though did t provide details regarding Cor McGregor pay per fight earnings.

According to MMA Junkie, 33-year-old remains undisputedly top-grossing UFC fighter of all time. All five of top-selling pay-per-views in UFC history involved Cor McGregor. McGregor’s rematch and third fight with Poirier along with his rematch against Nate Diaz at UFC 202 and his bout with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in 2019 round out top five.

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Cor McGregor next fight

Currently, Cor McGregor is recovering from a broken leg injury suffered during July trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier. While re is news about Cor Mcgregor next fight but former UFC lightweight and fearweight champion, anticipates a 2022 return.

12:39 IST, October 12th 2021