The fighters will meet for the second time
The UFC has officially announced a rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. The fight will take place on January 23, 2021 during the UFC 257 tournament in Las Vegas:
The rematch is OFFICIAL!
? @DustinPoirier faces ?? @TheNotoriousMMA on Jan 23. #UFC257 pic.twitter.com/G8IAfISBPZ
— UFC (@ufc) November 23, 2020
McGregor and Poirier already met in 2014. Then the Irishman won by technical knockout.
Note that McGregor himself wanted to fight even earlier – on December 12.
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