The Irishman has bitter blood feuds with both headliners of ; and . But despite his usual history of stealing the headlines with a brash social media post after a big show, he opted to remain calm with his response. McGregor is currently in training camp for his own return to the octagon later this month at .
He will face in what is expected to be one of the biggest pay-per-view events in recent MMA history. Conor McGregor refuses to be drawn on Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier McGregor had a legendary rivalry with Makhachev’s coach that saw the pair fight in 2018. But it has continued through to the current day and seen him make a number of crude comments about the lightweight champion.
And he faced Poirier three times in the , first knocking him out in 2014 amid an intense build-up before rematching him in a friendlier 2021 bout where he was finished. But their feud turned bitter in the lead-in to their trilogy, which ended in a TKO for the American after McGregor snapped his leg. The Irishman hasn’t fought since that night against Poirier, taking three years out to recover from the horror injury.
And he still feels there is unfinished business between the pair, telling fans recently that he views the series as still set at 1-1. But he wouldn’t be drawn into a statement after watching his two rivals square off. The former two-weight world champion took to X immediately after the bout to leave a cryptic message that was believed to be about the event.
His post read: �.