Published 16:20 IST, October 9th 2020

Conor McGregor willing to fight Dustin Poirier in UFC, but wants to do so in 2020 itself

Conor McGregor accepted to fight Dustin Poirier in UFC on one condition - The fight would happen in 2020. McGregor is ready to headline a Nov or Dec event.

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It seems like highly-anticipated rematch between Cor McGregor and Dustin Poirier could take place in UFC this year itself. two icons generated a huge buzz for a second fight after Cor McGregor expressed disappointment towards UFC President Dana White and went on to share screenshots of private chats he h with White on Instagram. Though conversation between two was t controversial, Dana White was in dismay with Cor McGregor sharing his private messs, claiming that former champion “broke a man code”.

Cor McGregor hit back at Dana White on Twitter before working out an exhibition bout for charity with Dustin Poirier, set to take place outside UFC. However, despite having a war of words with Cor McGregor, Dana White and team talked to both fighters to schedule charity bout in company. A few days ago, Dustin Poirier agreed to UFC’s terms and w Cor McGregor has accepted to fight Diamond in company.

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Cor McGregor agrees to fight Dustin Poirier but has one condition

However, Cor McGregor accepted terms on one condition - fight would happen in 2020 itself. He also said he will make a six-figure donation to Dustin Poirier’s charity organization, “ Good Fight Foundation,” despite ir original plans falling by wayside. Cor McGregor revealed that he’s open to fight Poirier in vember or December as both cards currently have an opening.

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According to Ariel Helwani, Dustin Poirier is also open to fighting on vember 21, 2020, or December 12, 2020, given current situation of cards. vember 21 event recently lost Cody Garbrandt, while December 12 lost its main event, Usman vs Burns. Reports claim that December 12 would be a good time to schedule Cor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 2 fight as its more than eugh time for UFC to promote event and fighters would get eugh time to prepare for fight.

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After Dustin Poirier fight, Cor McGregor is scheduled to take on boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. Various reports claim that Cor McGregor wants Poirier fight as soon as possible so that he could train for Pacquiao fight which is scheduled to take place early next year. Dana White and UFC are yet to make Cor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 2 fight official and dates of Cor McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao fight are yet to be revealed.

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16:20 IST, October 9th 2020