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John Kavanagh doesn’t understand why Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier isn’t for UFC title

The stakes are high in the UFC 257 main event rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier but the Irish superstar’s head coach believes they should be even bigger.

Back in October, reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement, which typically leads to the title being vacated and a new champion being crowned. UFC President Dana White hit the pause button on that action, however, as he intends to make a pitch to Nurmagomedov in January in hopes of getting the undefeated Russian to return for at least one more fight.