In an interview with MMA Junkie, Lobov dissected McGregor’s skills that he thinks will help the Irishman build his road to victory once more against Poirier. The Ireland-based Russian said he couldn’t exploit Conor McGregor’s training party that went to a private camp in Portugal’s Algarve region.
For Lobov, people fail to recognize that Poirier is one of the best UFC Lightweight fighters only because they don’t want to admit that Conor McGregor defeated him so quickly in their first encounter at UFC 178 in 2014.
Lobov examined that the fighting style of Conor McGregor will be the real differentiator in the upcoming UFC Lightweight bout. He expects that his friend will knockout Poirier still in the first round, exactly like in the first time they met six years ago.
Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier is one of UFC most awaited bouts for next year
After a year away from the octagon, Conor McGregor made his long-awaited return this year when he defeated Donald Cerrone via TKO after only 40 seconds of battle. His last UFC fight before that was a title show against then-UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov which Conor McGregor lost.
As always, ahead of a fight, Conor McGregor has been busy on his social media. He has shared a picture showing his impressive shape and, most recently, has created speculation over a series of cryptic messages addressed to a mysterious person. The since-deleted messages by Conor McGregor are rumored to have been directed at Nurmagomedov.
Dustin Poirier’s last fight was against Dan Hooker, where he defeated his opponent via unanimous decision. Earlier, Poirier also lost his title shot against Nurmagomedov.
It will be interesting to see if Lobov’s prediction will come true when Conor McGregor will lock horns with Poirier on 23rd January.
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