Dustin Poirier has mocked Conor McGregor after the Irishman said before their trilogy fight at UFC 264 that the first one to attempt a takedown was "a dusty b****".
McGregor aimed the tweet at Poirier a little less than a month before their recent trilogy fight, stating: "First one to shoots a dusty b***".
The fight played out with both men trading heavy leg kicks and punches on the feet, with Poirier getting the better of the exchanges. McGregor eventually clinched with Poirier and pulled guard to attempt a guillotine choke.
McGregor would go on to break his tibia in the closing moments of the first round, rendering him unable to continue and awarding Poirier with the TKO victory.
Talking recently on the ' Punchin' In ' podcast, Poirier said he hurt McGregor on the feet which is why he tried to grapple with him midway through the round.
"I know he's fast and a great counter puncher so I didn't want to leave myself out in the open too much and chase him. I was able to slip his cross twice in that fight and throw my own, the second one, that's when he went down.
"We both missed but (in) the first one I hurt him, and that's why he started to grapple.. you know, like a dusty b****"
Poirier went on to explain the scenarios that unfolded in the fight before McGregor broke his tibia. 'The Diamond' claims to have checked a leg kick from McGregor that hurt the Irishman,
"I just know from getting kicked and kicking so any times over the years that when a kick lands both, it kind of hurts both of us," Poirier said.
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"But it hurts the other guy a lot more, there was one kick I turned my knee out a little bit and I knew that was a bad one for him."
The win was Poirier's second of the calendar year over McGregor, previously knocking him out in their rematch at UFC 257 in January.
Poirier is now next in line to face current UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira later this year.
And of the recent win against McGregor, Poirier said: "It's another win on my record. I'm still the number one contender. The second-biggest pay-per-view of all-time, those are all good stats and accolades to have. We keep it moving."
"I don't know the final numbers of the pay-per-view, I think they were saying about 1.8 (million buys) or something."
McGregor is without a win at 155-pounds since defeating Eddie Alvarez in 2016. His recent injury means he is likely to be out for at least a year.
