Dana White on Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier II: “Conor looks damn correct, and Poirier’s constantly in shape. I inquire this to be a correct fight”
Dana White doesn’t know the draw the upcoming rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier is going to play out, but he believes it’ll be varied from their first assembly wait on in 2014.
McGregor and Poirier are set to tangle again on January 23 in Abu Dhabi on the significant UFC pay-per-undercover agent of the year, with every males in a ways varied positions of their careers than first time around. For McGregor, he has change into the largest wide name in wrestle sports, whereas Poirier has redeemed himself since the significant-round TKO loss to the Irishman by occurring a resurgent bustle at light-weight, participating in about a of essentially the most inviting fights of all time.
For White, he believes every males will be coming into the competition suitably ready for fight.
“It’s a completely varied fight,” White stated, talking to BT Sport. “Clearly Conor McGregor is a loads better fighter than he became when he first faced [Poirier], and Poirier is a loads better fighter too. I don’t know the draw that plays out now within the fight, but it with no doubt’s positively spirited. You could presumably additionally’t survey at the significant fight and go, ‘Oh this is exactly the style that’s going to head again,’ because of it won’t … Conor looks damn correct, and Poirier’s constantly in shape.
“I inquire this to be a correct fight.”
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