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Robert Hynes

Conor McGregor gives daughter advice as he enjoys family walk with Dee Devlin in Dubai

Conor McGregor looks set for a trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier later this year, but for now he is happily enjoying some downtime with his family.

The Notorious has remained in the Middle East following his UFC 257 defeat to the American in Abu Dhabi last month.

McGregor can be seen walking with his daughter Croia in a video posted on his Instagram account.

Speaking in the clip, he says: "She deserves everything. She's smart and beautiful and she can do anything in this world that she wants."

Dana White revealed recently that he expects McGregor and Poirier to fight again this summer.

Speaking ahead of UFC 258, White said: "They both want it.

"So when you’ve got two guys who want the trilogy as bad as those two do, we try to make it happen. It’ll happen this summer."

The Dubliner was once one of the most active fighters on the UFC roster and made history when he held the UFC lightweight and featherweight belts simultaneously.

But he appeared rusty in the loss to Poirier in Abu Dhabi and is intent on putting in an improved showing when they meet for the third time.

Dustin Poirier v Conor McGregor (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/GettyImages)

McGregor could still earn a rematch with bitter rival Khabib Nurmagomedov - if he wins the UFC's lightweight tournament.

White has said that he intends to match the top seven ranked UFC lightweights in the world until two 'finalists' emerge who would then clash for the belt.

Nurmagomedov announced his retirement following his victory over Justin Gaethje last October.

But he has neither vacated nor been stripped of the belt and remains in place as the champion.

And White can see a time when Nurmagomedov returns from retirement to face McGregor for a second time.

"He hates Conor McGregor so bad, the hate that these two have is as real as anything you've ever seen and I believe that if Conor came out of this thing and Conor was going to be the guy to win the title, I truly believe that he'd face Conor," he said.

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