Dustin Poirier has told Conor McGregor that he must catch him early if the Irishman wants any chance of winning their upcoming trilogy fight at UFC 264.
Poirier beat McGregor via second-round KO in their rematch at UFC 257 and ‘The Diamond’ believes he beats the former two-division champion ‘10 out of 10 times’ if the latter can’t put him away in the first round.
Poirier spoke to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto about his strategy for the trilogy bout, whether he will throw calf kicks again and what he expects from McGregor on fight night.
“I mean, obviously, he’s gonna try to check calf kicks if I throw them, right?