The 35-year-old McGregor last fought at UFC 264 in July 2021 when he lost to Dustin Poirier by technical knockout due to doctor stoppage. a submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 in August 5, 2021 8:19 pm ET. It didn’t take long for Conor McGregor to react to Khabib Nurmagomedov ’s recent comments on the Irishman’s controversial tweets. The former two-division UFC champion took to Twitter on Thursday to warn Nurmagomedov to not mention his name again. Nurmagomedov, who defeated McGregor in the highest selling UFC pay Promotion president Dana White said that if the two lightweight fights next week -- Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker vs. Michael Chandler-- are spectacular, Nurmagomedov would Khabib Nurmagomedov is slightly leaning toward Dustin Poirier to end Charles Oliveira’s title reign at the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of the year.. Oliveira makes his first defense of the His upcoming fight with interim title holder Dustin Poirier, 30, is a 155-pound unification fight. For this fight, Nurmagomedov will take home a hefty payday of at least $6 million, according to According to sportsbookreview.com (as of Sept. 6), Khabib Nurmagomedov is a -500 favorite, which means you'd need to bet $500 to win $100. Dustin Poirier is a +350 underdog, meaning if you were to While Nurmagomedov served his suspension, the UFC opted to crown an interim champion. Dustin Poirier claimed that title in April with a unanimous decision win over Max Holloway in the main event But Cormier also acknowledged the positive impact McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) has had on his opposition – mainly after suffering losses to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier. “He has elevated two of my best friends,” Cormier said on his ESPN show “DC & RC.” “Two of the guys that I love, that I appreciate in this sport more Despite being the consensus top lightweight in mixed martial arts in the wake of last fall's retirement of the indomitable Khabib Nurmagomedov, Poirier had opted not to immediately go for the mc5gsI5.

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