Rumored The UFC Twitter account sends out DMs stating Mcgregor vs Poirier 2 is now for the title!

[Masturbin]

Triggered

It's true tho he will never defend or even entertain the idea of defending his belt

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

It's true tho he will never defend or even entertain the idea of defending his belt

Yes I'm sure he's scared of gaethje

 

[boxingskills]

Farce, it's gone from Charity fight in a different org, to UFC fight, to UFC title fight... Some serious butt licking going on.

I hope it's a draw and both are injured for a year.

 

[boss429]

"On Monday, those within the MMA community began revealing Twitter messages that they received from the official UFC Twitter account about UFC 257 event info. This, of course, is the event where Poirier and McGregor will be headlining on Jan. 23."

"When speaking to the UFC DM chatbot, as you follow along with the conversation and ask for the next event details, the chatbot notes a little something that would be news to the public."

“Don’t miss Poirier take on McGregor for the lightweight title bout. Who do you think will walk out of the Octagon with the W.?” the UFC chatbot says.

BJPenn.com has reached out to the promotion seeking confirmation of the additional wrinkle to the fight but has yet to hear back. After hopping in the DMs with the chatbot for an extended “conversation,” the bot reiterates; “With the lightweight title bout at stake, UFC 257 has 1 epic main event!”



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Indeed huge if true!

Your thoughts?

My thoughts are it's fucking ridiculous if true since Conor hasn't won a LW fight since 2016 and is 1-1 in the division but sadly I wouldn't be surprised if it is true.

Why wouldn't the UFC jump on the opportunity to possibly strap a belt around the waist of a guy they've already had to strip of a Title twice cause he has no interest in defending them and turn the division into a cluster fuck for another 18 months or so.

Makes perfect sense really, lol. The only saving grace being Dustin will beat him anyway and all this will be a moot point.

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

Yes because a 20 something running ufc twitter is gonna be grammatically correct

Its a bot dude.

 

[MMA4Life]

Farce, it's gone from Charity fight in a different org, to UFC fight, to UFC title fight... Some serious butt licking going on.

I hope it's a draw and both are injured for a year.

I hope it's a good scrap. Neither of them suffer serious injuries and they both stay active. I feel as if Dana did cave. For a moment he almost appeared to be prepared to just let Conor stay on the shelf.

Do you think Conor demanded less money than he originally was asking for. It's a possibility. Or maybe just an adjustment on guaranteed purse. I am blindly speculating he is getting PPV points.

 

[boss429]

That’s such a bad idea. I was really hoping the UFC had to know that. Because if Conor wins he’ll never defend.

Dustin is the only hope real fans of the sport have for keeping this division moving.

Possibly the best division in the UFC has been brought to it’s knees due to divas, and inactivity for going on 5 years.

Khabib had 3 Title defences in under 25 months (and 4 Title fights in under 32 and he was suspended for 9 of those months) and in that time there were also 2 (completely pointless) Interm Title fights, not really sure how his reign contributed to "bringing the division to it's knees".

 

[Masturbin]

Yes I'm sure he's scared of gaethje

He wasn't scared of Edgar nor Tony yet he didn't defend the belt

 

[Luthien]

 

[Fahcough]

Conor has 4 losses in MMA and all were by submission. I highly doubt he will finish Conor with strikes. He might submit him if Conor gasses though. Dustin can put the pressure on if he makes it past the third round.

To slay the drama dragon, they need to find a new way to put it down for good.

 

[Jose Beehive]

I hope it's a good scrap. Neither of them suffer serious injuries and they both stay active. I feel as if Dana did cave. For a moment he almost appeared to be prepared to just let Conor stay on the shelf.

Do you think Conor demanded less money than he originally was asking for. It's a possibility. Or maybe just an adjustment on guaranteed purse. I am blindly speculating he is getting PPV points.

Who knows, it's an embarrassing decision regardless of how much anyone is getting paid.. $ shouldn't' be a factor in who does and who doesn't warrant a title fight.

As you already know Conor's last win at LW was in 2016, he got his chance to fight for the belt that he left already when he fought Khabib and lost... He shouldn't even be ranked in that division never mind a contender for the belt.

 

[Mangar]

CHAMP, CHAMP, CHAMP

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[genecop]

 

[Hostile1]

Lol...we all know who owns that belt...Dustin and Conor knows...

Khabib retired. When you retire the belt is it no longer yours.

 

[boss429]

His title wins v Aldo and Alvarez weren’t legit?

His win over Aldo was 7 years ago in a different division (and he refused to defend the Title in the rematch he promised so he could leverage the rest of his career off of a win that he could never repeat) and the Alverez win was 6 years ago against a guy who isn't even ranked today and also his only win in the division.

So yeah, they aren't in any way relevant as far as him being deserving of a LW Title fight today.

Is his being stripped of 2 Titles for refusal to defend relevant when talking about giving him another Title fight? (His 3rd in 3 LW fights if true).

 

[boss429]

I think Aldo deserved a rematch. The same right when Conor first losing to Nate.

Especially considering at the time everyone was getting immediate rematches and Aldo, being the most dominant Champion/ fighter in the divisions history was the most deserving of an immediate rematch since Silva/ Weidman. Not to mention Conor promised him one in the cage after the fight.

He quickly realized that would be a bad idea though since he could never top that win and could very well lose the rematch and that win is what he's used to get everything he's gotten since.

In a perfect world Aldo's punch lands 2 inches lower and the fight ends in the most epic double KO in MMA history forcing a rematch.

Thank god Nate gave him the immediate rematch though eh, imagine what would have happened if he refused it like Conor did to Aldo, lol.

 

[mistermcgoo]

Allowing McGregor to fight for a belt he doesn't deserve and that he is unlikely to defend is the worst possible scenario for the UFC.

Worst possible scenario for the UFC? No, financially/promotionally speaking it's the best case scenario as it will bring in casual fan money like a waterfall.. Worst possible scenario for the educated fan demographic and lightweight roster? Absolutely. Conor's a cancerous title holder, the division will be backed up for as long as the princess wishes..

 

[Adamant]

Dana's dream is for Conor to win back the belt.

 

[Joinho10]

Yes I'm sure he's scared of gaethje

Damn this might be your first W

 

[Rorschachxx]

Undeserved for both honestly. Winner should've had a crack at the title. If anything I'm happy Khabib stuck to his guns and vacated.