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While Conor
McGregor and Dustin
Poirier recently discussed a
charity exhibition bout on Twitter, the two fighters will
apparently have the opportunity to square off in the UFC if they so
choose.
UFC president Dana White recently told Barstool
Sports that the promotion is attempting to book a rematch
between McGregor and Poirier. White also claimed that the
rumored boxing match between McGregor and Manny Pacquiao is
nowhere close to being finalized.
“I don’t know if you just saw, the Saudis went after Conor,
basically said that’s a lie that fight [with Manny Pacquiao] is
happening and you better take that down in the next 15 minutes and
we’re going to sue you. He took it down. You don’t see the poster
anymore about him and Pacquiao that he posted.
“Then he called out Poirier with Conor in Dublin for charity. So we
offered them both a fight. We offered Dustin and Conor a fight so
we’re waiting to hear back from both of them.”
McGregor and Poirier initially squared off at featherweight at UFC
178 in September 2014. The Irishman won that contest via
first-round knockout.
McGregor hasn’t competed since a first-round stoppage of Donald
Cerrone at UFC 246 in January. He later announced his
retirement for a third time. Poirier was reportedly in negotiations
to meet Tony
Ferguson at UFC 254, but that proposed bout fell apart when
“The Diamond” and the promotion were unable to come to terms.
