In September 2014, Dustin Poirier walked into the Octagon determined to derail the hype train that was Conor McGregor. One-hundred and six seconds later, Poirier played the part of a coin left on the tracks.
On January 23, the two meet for a second time in the headlining bout of UFC 257. Poirier, who has gone 10-2-0-1 since his TKO loss to McGregor, expects the rematch to be an entirely different fight.
“When I was younger, I used to fight with a lot of emotion,” Poirier told MMA Junkie in November. “This isn’t the same thing for me.