This time around, the build-up to Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor’s fight could be drastically different.
The pair are set to rematch more than six years later in the UFC 257 headliner on Jan. 23. In their first meeting at UFC 178, McGregor knocked out Poirier in the first round of their featherweight bout.
There was plenty of animosity between Poirier and McGregor back then, with the two constantly exchanging words and getting heated with each other. In an interview with MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn on Monday, Poirier even admitted that he got too emotional and wanted to “hurt” McGregor, which ultimately cost him.
McGregor is notorious for getting into his opponents’ heads and was able to get a rise out of Poirier in their first faceoff at UFC 178 media day, which you can see below (via Instagram):
It seems Poirier and McGregor will enter their rematch with much cooler heads. McGregor even promised to donate half-a-million dollars to Poirier’s Good Fight Foundation as the two appear to have developed a greater level of respect for each other.
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