Dustin Poirier has shared his prediction for the UFC 303 major occasion between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler.
Poirier has fought McGregor thrice and fought Chandler as soon as. Given he has fought each of them, he’s accustomed to each of them and surprisingly, he expects McGregor to get his hand raised.
Though Poirier has a rivalry with McGregor for what he mentioned within the lead-up to their fights, which is why he has dominated out a fourth battle, he says the Irishman is a foul matchup for Chandler.
“I used to be identical to each different fan ready to see if this factor was going to materialize and so they had been going to announce the precise battle and the date,” Poirier mentioned in a current interview with Fox Information Digital. “I believe if Conor comes again wherever much like the place he was earlier than the harm, timing clever and motion clever, I believe he’s gonna knock Michael Chandler out. It’s only a dangerous matchup for Chandler.”
McGregor is at the moment a -105 underdog whereas Chandler is a -115 favourite, so Poirier goes in opposition to what the oddsmakers assume bu choosing the Irishman to win. Poirier additionally says he plans to be in attendance for McGregor vs. Chandler at UFC 303 because it’s a battle that he does need to see in individual.
If Dustin Poirier’s prediction does come true and Conor McGregor KO’s Michael Chandler it could be a statement-making win. It additionally may permit the Irishman to battle for the belt, however even when Poirier is the light-weight champ, he doesn’t have curiosity in preventing McGregor once more.
Poirier is ready to headline UFC 302 on Saturday night time in Newark, New Jersey in opposition to Islam Makhachev for the light-weight title. Poirier might be trying to develop into the undisputed champion for the primary time in his profession and he has additionally hinted at this being the ultimate battle of his profession, win or lose.