A new war of words between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor could be about to kick off.
The bitter UFC rivals famously fought three times inside the Octagon between 2014 and 2021.
Dustin Poirier went 2-1 up in the series when ‘Notorious’ broke his leg during their trilogy fight at UFC 264 almost four years ago.
Since then, Conor McGregor has been constantly talking about making a comeback – but even though he’s been fully fit for ages, MMA fans are growing increasingly worried about the Irishman retiring from the sport.
Dustin Poirier thinks Conor McGregor is addicted to fame
UFC CEO Dana White is doing nothing to quell concerns about his biggest stars fighting future.
The MMA mogul has changed his tune in recent weeks after previously promising McGregor would return towards the end of 2025 – now he’s not sure what’s happening with the UFC’s king of pay-per-view.
Poirier hopes to finish his UFC career by fighting a fellow lightweight legend in Louisiana this summer.
‘The Diamond’ insists even a mega-money fight with McGregor couldn’t convince him to stick around.
“Nah, because if I fought him again it would just be for the money,” Poirier replied when asked about potentially facing McGregor for a fourth time during an appearance on the Outta Pocket with RGIII podcast.
“It felt so nice I whipped him twice. It would be just for the money and the money would be incredible.”
Regardless, Poirier believes McGregor is more interested in being famous than returning to the sport that made him a star.
He added: “I don’t know if he’s ever going to come back.
“I was his last two fights, that was years ago, and he still hasn’t fought. I just think he’s one of those guys who is addicted to the limelight – he just wants to be in the mix and [on] social media.
“Maybe he does come back, but I just think that he has an addiction to the light.”
Conor McGregor eyes bare-knuckle boxing debut
After relentlessly begging for a UFC fight date, McGregor has barely mentioned the promotion lately.
In fact, he’s been talking up the possibility of a crossover to the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
“One of these days, you’ll just hear my music come onto this stage in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, and I’ll have my fist wrapped with no gloves for a fight, out of nowhere,” McGregor told The Schmo in January.
“No promotion. No promo. No nothing. Just fighting a random fight on the card. That could be what the future holds.”
McGregor named three former UFC fighters – Eddie Alvarez, Jeremy Stephens, and Mike Perry – as potential opponents for his BKFC debut, which is unlikely to happen until he’s free of his contractual obligation to MMA’s premier league.
It may take a while for that mess to get sorted out, but you can expect his response to Poirier’s latest comments to come almost instantly.