Bad blood between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor has been simmering since their first encounter back in 2014. While “The Notorious” dismantled Dustin Poirier with a first-round TKO in their initial meeting, the Louisiana native returned the favor years later with a dominant and brutal stoppage of his own.
McGregor’s trademark trash talk played a significant role in getting under Dustin Poirier’s skin early in their rivalry, but it was the buildup to their third clash that truly crossed a line. The former two-division champion escalated matters by launching personal, salacious remarks aimed at Poirier’s wife, comments that deeply angered the American.