After abruptly announcing his retirement earlier this year, Conor McGregor didn’t take long to end his hiatus from the sport. Just a while back, he offered Dustin Poirier a charity boxing match in Dublin later this year. A former interim lightweight champ, Dustin Poirier accepted the offer readily. This was when the UFC jumped in the picture.
The promotion offered both of them contracts for the fights. Despite an initial dispute regarding the date and the weight class where the fight would take place, fans have pinned their hopes on seeing the two inside the octagon. However, all such fans will have to wait for the final confirmation.
“Poirier and McGregor, that deal isn’t signed. So, we’ll see how that plays out,” Dana White said while making an appearance on The Zach Gelb Show on CBS Sports Radio.
“Conor and Poirier got online and started talking about fighting. We sent bout agreements for both of them to fight and they haven’t signed them yet. I can’t speak for Poirier, but I know Conor hasn’t signed his. I don’t know if Dustin did,” he added.
Dana White lauds Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier for never backing
As rarely as McGregor has been fighting for the past three years or so, the Irishman always shows up after signing on the dotted line. The same is the case for Dustin Poirier. Given the no-nonsense nature of the two lightweights when it comes to fighting, the UFC President isn’t worried if they will actually fight or
With the UFC’s official website still listing the retired Khabib Nurmagomedov as lightweight champion, there is uncertainty as to what the promotion will do with the 155-pound title. Although some expected the UFC 257 bout between Mcgregor and Poirier to be for the vacant title, that is officially not the case.
Talking to The Mac Life ahead of McGregor’s UFC return, Kavanagh said at the least he expects the winner of McGregor vs. Poirier 2 to get the next title shot.
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