Published 14:31 IST, October 9th 2020

Conor McGregor could get rematch against Khabib after beating me, claims Dustin Poirier

Dustin Poirier claimed if Khabib Nurmagomedov is a man of his words then he has to give Conor McGregor a rematch, if Conor defeats him in their fight.

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Last week, former UFC double champion Cor McGregor grabbed headlines after he publicly reached out to Dustin Poirier for a charity MMA fight. bout was first scheduled to take place outside UFC, but Dana White and team talked to fighters and somehow made m keep bout in promotion. Though fight is yet to be made official by UFC, Cor McGregor wants fight to take place by end of this year. Dustin Poirier is also ready fight McGregor in vember or December given current situation of cards.

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Dustin Poirier on Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Cor McGregor 2

A couple of days ago - while two fighters were talking to UFC about charity bout - Dustin Poirier appeared on UFC Unfiltered podcast where he talked about Cor McGregor. While talking about rematches, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Cor McGregor 2 came up and Diamond ended up making some major claims on topic. Dustin Poirier said that torious One could get ar shot at Khabib Nurmagomedov as undefeated lightweight champion had said earlier that McGregor would have to defeat Dustin Poirier to get ar title shot.

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Diamond claimed that if Khabib Nurmagomedov is a man of his words, n he has to give Cor McGregor a rematch, if he defeats him in ir fight. However, Dustin Poirier n questioned wher Cor McGregor is “hungry” for ar title run. “I don’t kw what his ambition is. I don’t kw how hungry he is to be UFC lightweight world champion. If it is, a fight with me makes a lot of sense to get next title shot,” Dustin Poirier added.

Also Read l McGregor vs Poirier 2: Dana claims Dustin agreed for Cor fight in January 2021

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Dustin Poirier reveals why he’s a better opponent for McGregor n Ferguson

Apart from Dustin Poirier and Khabib Nurmagomedov, MMA fans want Cor McGregor to trade hands with former interim champion Tony Ferguson. However, Dustin Poirier believes he makes a better opponent for Cor McGregor n Tony Ferguson as El Cucuy faced a loss in his last fight against Justin Gaethje. Poirier, on or hand, is coming off a unanimous decision against Dan Hooker. five-round war between Poirier and Hooker was one of best fights of year.

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14:31 IST, October 9th 2020