Conor McGregor believes Dustin Poirier will defeat Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 subsequent month.
‘The Diamond’ is about for his third crack at undisputed light-weight gold subsequent Saturday night time in Newark. The longtime contender is contemporary off a second-round knockout of Benoit Saint-Denis in March at UFC 299. Following the victory, Dustin Poirier referred to as out Islam Makhachev. Regardless of a litany of different contenders, the champion accepted.
The previous interim light-weight champion is now set to headline UFC 302 subsequent month. As of now, Dustin Poirier is a large underdog in opposition to Islam Makhachev. Nonetheless, that doesn’t imply that everybody is counting him out. In actual fact, he’s obtained a surprising supporter within the type of his longtime rival Conor McGregor.
‘The Infamous’ lately appeared on a reside stream the place he mentioned the UFC light-weight title bout. There, Conor McGregor predicted that Dustin Poirier would knock out Islam Makhachev subsequent month. In accordance with the Irishman, the present champion tends of falling over his ft and falling into massive photographs.
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Conor McGregor believes Dustin Poirier will defeat UFC champion Islam Makhachev
With that in thoughts, the Irishman feels that he has to choose his longtime rival. Nonetheless, Conor McGregor additionally acknowledged that he wasn’t notably rooting for both man to win. Given his three prior bouts with Dustin Poirier, that doesn’t come as an enormous shock. McGregor additionally has a historical past with Islam Makhachev, on condition that the Russian may be very near the Irishman’s rival Khabib Nurmagomedov.
“I believe Dustin does him, knocks him out. I believe the issues that Makhachev does unsuitable, the issues he’s not good at, he fumbles over his ft often early and falls into photographs.” Conor McGregor acknowledged on a reside stream, discussing the UFC 302 principal occasion between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier. “[Islam’s] been knocked out by a again verify hook from a southpaw earlier than… and that’s one in every of Dustin’s finest photographs. If Dustin’s ever gonna do it, it’ll be this time…”
He continued, “Who do I want for, who would I wish to see [win]? You recognize, both or. I’ve historical past each, and let’s see the way it goes.” (h/t Championship Rounds)
What do you make of those feedback from ‘The Infamous’ Conor McGregor? Do you consider Dustin Poirier can defeat Islam Makhachev in the principle occasion of UFC 302?