Dustin Poirier's head coach insists that there's already a blueprint out there to stop Conor McGregor - by testing his conditioning.
Mike Brown reckons that 'The Diamond' can have greater success the longer their UFC 257 showdown goes on, and he believes his fighter's conditioning can help him pick off McGregor.
The Notorious one has struggled with fatigue in the latter rounds of fights against Khabib Nurmagomedov as well as Nate Diaz.
And although admitting he has plenty of dangerous tools in his locker, Poirier's camp are looking to exploit his 'weakness' in conditioning at Fight Island on Saturday.
“Anybody that knows this sport will realize quickly that the longer it goes, the better it is for Dustin,” Brown told MMA Junkie.
“Conor’s obviously struggled with conditioning. This is not his strong suit. Obviously he’s got great timing, good power and good precision, a very good striker, but we’ve seen him more than once struggle with conditioning, and this is also Dustin’s strong suit. He’s got some of the best natural conditioning I’ve ever seen.
“He could be drinking beers and eating cheeseburgers and he can come off the couch and be sparring with world-class fighters that are peaking and he’s in better shape than them. He’s definitely got some gifts and a talent there, and it’s one of his gifts.”
He continued: "(McGregor) always comes with something new and something fresh and something different. Honestly, we see some technical holes in the game.
"But most importantly, we see a lot of what everybody sees: He definitely has a weakness in conditioning. That’s something we’d be smart to exploit if possible.
“(Poirier is) a guy that’s great conditioning, a volume puncher with big power in both hands and both legs, and it doesn’t go away. He can knock you out with either hand or either leg in Round 1 or Round 5, and it doesn’t go away. That’s what makes him the world-class monster that he is.”
