The secret to helping Poirier knock out McGregor

“All members of the team agree, that Conor McGregor must be finished early. Dustin Poirier must take down McGregor like cutting a tree,” Poirier coach Dyah Davis told the newspaper. Sun. “It has to start with basic attacks, first to attack the leg. That’s why Poirier sweeps the turret constantly. Combined with the punches, he sent McGregor off the ring.”

Poirier lost to McGregor at UFC 178 six years ago. After that match, McGregor rose to become the number one star of UFC, winning the championship title in two different weight classes. The peak of McGregor was earning a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather and pocketing $ 100 million.

However, McGregor’s career has declined over the past two years. Two of the last three matches, the Irish boxer failed. The main reason, according to the sheet Sun, it was McGregor playing too little. Before being knocked out by Poirier on January 23, the 32-year-old boxer only played once in 18 months.

“I was impressed with McGregor’s charisma when he played. He often joined quickly, attacked quickly with kicks. Maybe when playing Poirier, McGregor also had the script. He looked very confident, just everything is not going the right way “, Coach Davis analyzed McGregor’s style.

McGregor’s reputation continued to decline after losing to Poirier. Even the third match with Poirier, McGregor is difficult to get. As for the American boxers, Poirier aims to defeat Charles Oliveira or Nate Diaz, the upper-tier opponents at lightweight.

Thang Nguyen (according to the Sun)