For the first episode of Inside The Octagon for the year 2021, John Gooden and Dan Hardy took deep and detailed look into the rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. McGregor vs. Poirier 2 will headline UFC 257, the first pay-per-view card of 2021, on Saturday, January 23rd in Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.
In the 24-minute episode which was uploaded on the UFC’s official YouTube account, Gooden and Hardy discussed a variety of topics related to UFC 257’s main event. Hardy broke down the first meeting between McGregor and Poirier, and discussed the performances they had leading up to the rematch.
Hardy believes that even before they shared the octagon in their first fight, McGregor had already mentally beaten Poirier:
McGregor defeated Poirer by first-round TKO in their first meeting back in 2014.
Dan Hardy believes 155-pounds is the right weight class for Poirier in McGregor rematch
Because of how the first fight played out, Conor McGregor is already seen as the favorite in his rematch against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257.
UFC analyst Dan Hardy believes however, that Poirier has become a much better fighter since moving up to the 155-pound lightweight division.
Since moving back up to lightweight, Dustin Poirier has been nothing short of impressive. He’s gone 10-2 with 1 no contest, and in that stretch he recorded wins over Justin Gaethje, Anthony Pettis, Eddie Alvarez, MaX Holloway, and Dan Hooker. He also became the interim UFC lightweight champion and challenged Khabib Nurmagomedov for the title.
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