Originally posted by: CJR MMA
Date: January 22, 2021 at 07:15 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/ufc-257-mcgregor-vs-poirier-ii.74424/
BabymilkBarrista said:
Who is the "one fight"
McGregor vs Poirier will be maybe marginally more competitive than Conor vs Cerrone. Maybe.
Hooker vs Chandler alone doesn't make this a PPV. The main fight is not in the slightest bit competitive. Justin doesn't have anywhere near the IQ or mentality to make anything interesting happen during this bout.
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I really think your underestimating Poirer's chances imo, I also think that the majority of people are tbh. The things that make me think that Poirer shouldn't be totally written off are as follows:
His game has evolved greatly since their first matchup and he has much more octagon time.
He maintains knockout power into the later rounds and has great cardio.
He had a chip on his shoulder in the first fight due to Conor's antics, he seems composed for this fight.
As the rounds go on the fight will be more in his favour as Connor loses pop in his punches after the second round.
Albeit, I think this is a bad stylistic match up for Poirer and I believe Conor will win. Especially as he seems to have got back into the right mindset which I think is crucial to his performance.
However, I think people shouldn't write Poirer off like he has no chance imho.
