UFC star Dustin Poirier has reacted to news of Conor McGregor’s returning opponent as lightweight contender Michael Chandler.
“Notorious” hasn’t fought since fracturing his tibia and fibula in the first round of his third fight with Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021.
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Dustin Poirier won his third fight with Conor McGregor by doctor stoppage
Due to the inconclusive nature of their tiebreaker trilogy bout, it has been suggested that McGregor and “The Diamond” will fight for a fourth time before their combat sports careers come to an end.
However, that fight won’t be the next one as UFC President Dana White confirmed on Saturday that McGregor will face Chandler later this year after they trained side-by-side on “The Ultimate Fighter.”
Poirier, who is fresh off a third-round victory over Chandler, took to social media to react to the news that two of his former opponents are set to be knocked down.
He comically tweeted: “The Ultimate Fighter – all my kids edition.”
However, he quickly became the butt of the joke when Michael Johnson, who brutally knocked him out in 2016, went further by suggesting he was Poirier’s father.
“Good day in the Johnson household! Seeing my grandkids coaching TUF. Proud grandpa. I could cry,” Johnson wrote alongside a photo that showed him as the main figure in a family portrait that included Poirier. , McGregor and Chandler.
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Poirier retired Chandler in November
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‘The Diamond’ mocked his rivals but was soon in the line of fire himself
It is not yet known when McGregor and Chandler will fight.
The UFC boss recently revealed he will be heading to Las Vegas later this month to begin filming for TUF and discuss specific details about the match.
White said at UFC Vegas 68, “We don’t have any fight details yet. I have no room. I don’t have an appointment. I don’t have all that yet.
“The coaches are probably going to come here the Monday after the Super Bowl and we’re going to sort out a lot of things.”
What we do know is that the 31st season of the hit MMA-based reality show will run from May 30 to August 15 and McGregor vs. Chandler won’t take place until after the final show airs. .
