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How the defeat of Conor McGregor changed Dustin Poirier

Within six years, Dustin Poirier had a position of his own at the UFC.

Many boxers at that time tried to find a way to stop the arrogant Irish guy, but all, in turn, failed, including “The Diamond” Dustin Poirier.

After 6 years, Conor McGregor jumped to the top of the superstar, but Dustin Poirier was no less. The American puncher is currently at the top of the light category and has the most attractive fighting style in the UFC club fights. Dustin is even ranked above Conor on the rankings due to his active competition and more victories.

Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor each confronted each other in 2014

Dustin Poirier, sharing about his personal growth, admits that the match with Conor started an important process of change in his career.

Dustin Poirier was once a pawn to the success of Conor

In recent times, Poirier’s image has become more manly. Instead of the sassy image as before, Poirier impresses with composure both inside and outside the ring. Not only that, but the style of “The Diamond” has also become more cautious, sharp, and powerful than when it was in the Featherweight rank of UFC weight divisions.

Dustin Poirier of the present is a successful fighter and receives respect from all opponents

After the win over Dan Hooker over the weekend, Dustin Poirier is firmly in third place light. American Top Team puncher is in a break before continuing to the title race that promises to be tense when light champion Khabib Nurmagomedov returns to the ring.

Conor McGregor reacted when Dustin Poirier prioritized Khabib’s rematch

Conor’s comments were directed at the loss that Dustin Poirier suffered six years ago before the two faced off at Featherweight.

A convincing victory over Dan Hooker helps Dustin Poirier to have a favorable position on the Lightweight chart. Although it was necessary to wait for Khabib to successfully defend the title against Justin Gaethje, “The Diamond” Poirier still set the ultimate goal on the champion’s side.

Khabib remains the biggest target for Dustin Poirier right now

Along with Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson, Dustin Poirier is one of 3 top 5 punchers waiting for the next developments in the light. With Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father just passed away, audiences are still expecting the Dagestan puncher to return soon and defend the championship against Justin Gaethje next September.

UFC 254 with the participation of extremely powerful boxers

With the appearance of the hottest punches in UFC weight divisions, UFC 254 is expected by the audience to be the best quality Fight Card event of the year.

Recently, information about the first boxers to lead the UFC 254 oil began to appear. Not only witnessed the return of light defending champion Khabib Nurmagomedov unified with Justin Gaethje, but UFC 254 also surprised the audience with a huge line-up.

According to Dana White’s president, Tony Ferguson, the indebted puncher with Khabib once again had to do Co-Main Event for the champion. He is scheduled to face Dustin Poirier in the second match of the event.

Zabit vs. Yair was also targeted for UFC 254

Finally, the matchup between the two boxers of Featherweight: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Yair Rodriguez is also scheduled. The ability to striking effectively and beautifully is the perfect opening to the Main Card of the event.

The venue has not been determined yet, but UFC 254 will likely be moved to Duel Island – Fight Island instead of Las Vegas as recent events.

Khabib confirmed Ferguson will play against Poirier at UFC 254

Besides the matches Khabib vs Gaethje as people know. UFC 254 also witnessed a match against the lightweight between Tony Ferguson and Dustin Poirier. The winner club MMA of this match will have a great chance of claiming the title next year.

5 pairs of matches were revealed by Khabib at UFC 254

Khabib’s fellow countryman, Zabit Magomedsharipov will also be on the radio to face off with former Ultimate Fighter champion Yair Rodriguez. This competition was originally scheduled in August but was forced to cancel due to Rodriguez’s injury.

Next, former mid-range champion Robert Whittaker will also meet his 3rd ranked opponent in the Jared Cannonier league. This confrontation is expected to be extremely fiery because both sides possess an extremely good standing ability.

Khabib vs Gaethje will of course still be the main match for UFC 254

Islam Makhachev, a martial artist in Khabib’s team, will face off against former light king Rafael Dos Anjos. This is also the first time Dos Anjos has returned to this weight category since the defeat to Tony Ferguson in 2016.

Although many matches have not been confirmed by the UFC, for an insider like Khabib, the information he provided is likely to be correct. UFC 254 event is scheduled to take place on October 24. The specific location has not been officially announced by the world’s largest MMA award.

The GSP legend is unlikely to play against Khabib

Expected to be the last rival of Khabib Nurmagomedov. But so far, GSP still proved uncertain about the ability to reach Khabib.

Former UFC 2 weight class champion, MMA legend George St. Pierre has long been targeted as one of the lightest superstar Khabib Nurmgomedov’s brightest opponents.

George St. Pierre, 38, is currently retired from MMA due to health reasons. The first time was in 2013, then, in 2017, GSP returned to the ring, but then continued to break up with the ring because of intestinal ulcers due to overweight.

Share with reporter Malata of Daily Express, St. Pierre said that the match between him and Khabib was entirely in the hands of the UFC. Worth mentioning, the one-time UFC champion admitted he would be a bit hesitant if he was offered a job.

Khabib vs GSP is a match that many people look forward to

This is probably bad news for longtime MMA fans because both GSP and Khabib are considered the best fighters in MMA club fights. This is also the more anticipated match than the Khabib vs Conor McGregor match because the expertise between these two boxers is considered to be the most comprehensive.

Recently, Khabib has also repeatedly mentioned his retirement plan with a final match against George St. Pierre. It is difficult to understand why the UFC missed this opportunity to host this super match.

Dana White would rather see the GSP legend commentary than confront Khabib

Although he is a famous martial artist, Mr. Dana White said he did not want the Khabib-GSP super match to happen.

Dana White didn’t seem to be clear about whether he wanted the battle of Khabib-St or didn’t. Pierre happens. Recently, UFC President Dana White shared about Khabib’s retirement game at UFC, but he also said he wanted legend George St. Pierre (the most anticipated rival for Khabib Nurmagomedov) is a commentator for the UFC rather than fighting the unbeaten Russian.

The GSP-Khabib matchup is one of the fans’ most anticipated matches

George St. Pierre is currently a French commentator for RDS, a French TV channel for Canadian-French in Canada. Last year, George retired for the second time due to health problems. Before that, the legend returned to the ring in 2017 and beat mid-range defending champion Michael Bisping.

Particularly with Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Russian boxer will defend the light championship title against Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 on October 24. And no matter how exciting the game against GSP, Khabib won’t be able to go any further if he doesn’t get past Gaethje in October this year.

Khabib and his squad will join the upcoming UFC 254

The presence of three close teammates will be a great motivation for Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254 next October. More specifically, these are teammates who stood at the corner of Khabib in the infamous brawl at UFC 229.

UFC 254 will be the third time Khabib Nurmagomedov has defended the Lightweight Championship. The opponent this time of “Dagestan Eagle” will be American boxer Justin Gaethje.

Before the match, Khabib was constantly having difficulty and mourning his father in early July. In addition, the complicated developments of COVID-19 also prevented him from returning to the US, reuniting with head coach Javier Mendez and teammates at American Kickboxing Academy.

But not for that, Khabib will be alone at UFC 254, when there are 3 brothers of the champion who will be on the same stage at this event.

Khabib and three other teammates will go to war at UFC 254

This is not the first time that Khabib has led the team to appear together in an UFC event. Last September, he and two teammates Islam Makhachev and Zubaira Tukhugov played at UFC 242.

Of the three who will join Khabib at UFC 252, Islam Makhachev is considered the most potential puncher at present. Martial artists born in 1991 are having a series of 6 consecutive wins, overwhelming their opponents and becoming more comprehensive.

Abubakar Nurmagomedov is one of three people who had a fight with Conor McGregor at UFC 229. Meanwhile, Umar Nurmagomedov is the newest name of Team Khabib with a contract with UFC. However, the club fights’ debut at UFC 249 was delayed because of the COVID-19.

Scheduled to play at UFC 254, but the location where Khabib will face Justin Gaethje has not been determined. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, Dana White is considering bringing events back to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi for safety.

If playing in Abu Dhabi, Khabib can repeat the same achievements with his teammates like UFC 242 and defend the championship for the third time.

The history and basic rules of Ultimate Fighting Championship (Part 2)

Referee stops

In club fights or other types of UFC match, the referee may suspend the match if one of the two boxers is overwhelmed to the point of being struck repeatedly and unable to defend normally (this can happen in seconds) and fainting when locked up in the ring.

The doctor stops

The referee will ask to stop the game if he is unsure whether the fighter will still be able to play in a serious injury. The doctor will examine the wound to see if the person is still able to play safely. If not then his opponent will become the winner.

However, if this injury is caused by one of the taboos of the MMA law, the Organizing Committee will give a result of “No Contest” (Draw) or “Disqualification” (type), depending on the action is accidental or intentional.

The possible decisions in a UFC match

When the innings have ended without a winner, the points of the three judges for each round will be added up, and the boxer will have a higher total score than the winner. The jury members are separate organizations.

Forfeit

One side declares surrender before the game starts.

Disqualification

Every time he accidentally made a mistake on the ring or intentionally disobeyed the instructions of the referee, the boxer will receive a high scene. Three warnings will result in elimination. However, when a martial artist is seriously injured and cannot continue the game because the opponent intentionally broke the law, the offender will be disqualified.

No contest (draw)

In the event that both boxers commit a gross foul or are unable to continue playing due to accidents caused by unqualified techniques of the boxers, the match will be declared a draw.

Offense

It is against the law for boxers to commit the acts including head butting, poking your hand into the opponent’s eyes, biting, grasping hair, putting your finger in the mouth or into the opponent’s open wound, a strong attack on the spine, or behind the head, striking with the cross from behind, attacking the throat, strangling, scratching…

Besides, the rules prohibit kneeling on the kidney area, throwing hunger from the ring, spraying spit on opponents, holding your hand on the fence or wire, attacking an opponent when the opponent is under the referee’s reminder, attacking the opponent after the bell for the end of the half time, using insults against opponents in the ring