
Conor McGregor is back at it on Twitter, and this time the Irishman wanted to remind Dustin Poirier of the time he bounced his head off the canvas ‘like a basketball’ in their first matchup at UFC 178.
McGregor first baited Poirier by posting a video of the latter describing a street fight he got into with a stranger who started touching his wife.
Ye sounds about right https://t.co/iG9Oz7rRuz
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 23, 2021
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) August 23, 2021
And then, after Poirier took the bait, McGregor went into attack mode.
Ye pal live on that one way back, I will too. I bounced your head off the canvas like a basketball. Your wife bro. The dm’s. Elbows into your dome. The soft part of the skull that doesn’t harden ever. From when you’re a baby. Drilled into your skull at 100mph. U slept on my belly
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 23, 2021
“Ye pal live on that one way back, I will too. I bounced your head off the canvas like a basketball. Your wife bro. The dm’s. Elbows into your dome. The soft part of the skull that doesn’t harden ever. From when you’re a baby. Drilled into your skull at 100mph. U slept on my bell,” McGregor, who lost the second two fights to Poirier to finish off their trilogy 1-2, replied.
The two continued to trade barbs but it was McGregor who —rather predictably — had to have the last word.
1-3
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) August 23, 2021
Three commas kid.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 23, 2021
Congrats
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) August 23, 2021
Sláinte kid
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 23, 2021
hey baby pic.twitter.com/bnRukehpNZ
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 23, 2021
A riddle. @CarolinePearce pic.twitter.com/9cV1TckQqg
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 23, 2021
McGregor did win their first fight in impressive fashion, finishing Poirier via first-round TKO, but that was over six years ago and back when both men used to compete at featherweight. At lightweight, McGregor is 0-2 against Poirier, losing both fights via stoppage.
McGregor suffered a devastating, potentially career-threatening injury after breaking his leg against Poirier in their trilogy bout at UFC 264 but appears to be making a much speedier recovery than anticipated. He is expected to return to the octagon next year, likely towards the end of 2022.
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