Talking about the ’thumb-rule’ of fighting that McGregor missed out on, Dan Hooker told John Hyon Ko:

Dan Hooker is sceptical about McGregor’s third fight against Poirier

Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier traded blows for the first time at UFC 178 in the UFC’s featherweight division. The two then fought for a second time at UFC 257 after both fighters had moved up a weight class.

While Conor McGregor knocked out Dustin Poirier in the first round at UFC 178, Poirier exacted revenge seven years later after scoring a TKO victory over McGregor in the second round of the bout.

The fact that UFC 257 saw both fighters gain the highest earnings of their careers is the reason why a rematch was immediately in the works.

With the trilogy fight between Conor Mcgregor and Dustin Poirier set for UFC 264, Dan Hooker thinks that the rematch might not be the best possible fight for the Irishman. Questioning Conor’s decision to accept the rubber match, Dan Hooker said:

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