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Poirier and McGregor grew into bitter rivals over the course of their trilogy of fights. However, McGregor seemingly tried to mend things with a recent friendly gesture. Commenting on Poirier’s post with his newborn child, McGregor wrote: “Congrats bro.”
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However, Poirier refuses to bury the hatchet with McGregor. Reacting to McGregor’s comment, Poirier told Ariel Helwani: “F—k no, man. F—k Conor.”
A Rivalry Turned Ugly
McGregor (22-6) knocked out Poirier (30-10) in the first round of their initial clash in 2014. They were both still fairly early in their UFC career, and the rivalry didn’t turn ugly. While McGregor had gained notoriety for his trash talk by the time they met in a rematch in 2021, the Irishman still maintained boundaries. McGregor suffered a knockout loss in the rematch, which Poirier believes turned him bitter. McGregor dragged Poirier’s family in his trash talk leading up to their rubber fight later that year. “Notorious” claimed Poirier’s wife, Jolie, had slid into his DMs. McGregor broke his leg in his trilogy loss against Poirier and hasn’t fought since. Jolie Poirier flipped the bird at McGregor as the former UFC double champ lay on the canvas with a broken leg.
McGregor continues to tease a return, most recently targeting the White House card in June. Meanwhile, Poirier went 2-4, including two failed lightweight title bids, after his trilogy fight against McGregor. “The Diamond” called it a career after a unanimous decision loss against Max Holloway last year.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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