Poirier vs. McGregor, 2nd-4th in the UFC Light Ranking… “TKO in one minute” (?)

The UFC lightweight match between McGregor (right) and Poirier will be held on the 24th. /Photo = Reuters

Dustin Poirier (32, USA), second place in the UFC lightweight rankings, and Conor McGregor (32, Ireland), fourth place in the UFC lightweight ranking, will face each other again on the 24th. “I’ll win in one minute,” McGregor expressed confidence.

The second leg of the two players will be held at the UFC 257 main event at Etihad Stadium in Yas Island, United Arab Emirates. The winner of the first game was McGregor. In the featherweight match held in September 2014, McGregor won the TKO victory over Poirier in 1 minute and 46 seconds in the first round.

On the 22nd, McGregor exclaimed at an official press conference, “We will win with TKO within one minute.” “I believe in my ability, including the preparation process,” and said, “I will make a masterpiece.”

McGregor, who has 22 wins and 4 losses (19 KOs) in 26 matches, has won both featherweight and lightweight champions. In June of last year, he announced that he suddenly retired, saying, “The game has become boring,” and then announced the news of his return five months later. This return match is a one-year match after he defeated Donald Seroni (US) in the first round of 40 seconds TKO in January last year.

Unlike McGregor, Poirier looks cautious. Poirier, who is recording 26 wins and 6 losses (12 KOs) in his career, has been reborn as a top-class athlete by changing the weight class. He said, “I don’t care what people think about the game,” he said. “Seven years have passed since I played the first game, and I need to improve to stay in the top of the light for a long time.”