Dustin Poirier casts doubt on Conor McGregor ’s UFC return. McGregor’s most recent two appearances came against Poirier, where he was stopped in both fights. Poirier knocked out McGregor at UFC 257 in January 2021, and capped off their trilogy with another finish at UFC 264, where McGregor broke his leg in a doctor’s stoppage TKO loss in July 2021.

Despite years of bad blood, former interim UFC champion Dustin Poirier has shown respect to his rival Conor McGregor amidst his hiatus.

UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler is becoming less convinced that Conor McGregor will ever return to the Octagon.

Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return to the octagon is still up in the air. Originally set to fight Michael Chandler last June, the Irish superstar had to pull out due

Dustin Poirier is asked if he thinks Conor McGregor can find the motivation to make a return to the UFC: "If anybody can put it all together and come back… this guy can… He's special. He has something special." (via. @OuttaPocketRG3) #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/FLPJ0qQY9b

Usually-optimistic UFC lightweight star Michael Chandler is starting to doubt whether Conor McGregor will ever return to the Octagon.

Dustin Poirier has not given up hope of fans seeing Conor McGregor return to the UFC. Poirier and McGregor have a long history, having faced each other three times. Poirier lost their first clash before avenging those defeats with two back-to-back wins.

When thinking of the most bitter, heated and personal UFC rivalries ever, the ones which often come to mind are Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier and Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen, however, arguably the most personal rivalry ever is Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor.