Conor McGregor, just as he did after losing to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, is harassing the promotion for an immediate rematch, hoping to avenge his defeat to Dustin Poirier at the UFC 257 main event last weekend at “Ilha da Luta ”In Abu Dhabi.
After all, the score is tied to one.
McGregor stopped Poirier when they first went to war at UFC 178 over six years ago, but “The Diamond” fought a smarter and more technical fight the second time, leading to a convincing technical knockout in the second stanza.
“He’s already harassing everyone to get the rematch,” coach John Kavanagh told ESPN reporter Ariel Helwani (transcribed by TheScore). “We would love the rematch. I don’t think Dustin is against that. If we could have a rematch before the summer, it would be incredible. If not, I don’t think I really know. Maybe he falls for boxing. “
McGregor is 0-1 as a professional boxer, losing to Floyd Mayweather after almost 10 rounds of action in the summer of 2017. There was talk of a Manny Pacquiao showdown sometime this year; however, the loss to Poirier probably spoiled those plans.
Poirier is the favorite to challenge top contender Charles Oliveira for the UFC lightweight title, assuming that Khabib Nurmagomedov vacates the 155-pound belt. Michael Chandler is also in the conversation after destroying Dan Hooker in the UFC 257 main co-event.
The next few weeks will be very, very interesting.