A lot has been made about Conor McGregor’s damaged pinky toe and subsequent removing from UFC 303 final month, however the total consensus is that “Infamous” most likely shouldn’t have pulled out of his long-awaited return for the kind of damage he had suffered.
A lot of the MMA neighborhood believes McGregor might have fought via the ailment to maintain his UFC 303 major occasion in opposition to Michael Chandler intact. In spite of everything, UFC did a ton of planning and promotion for McGregor’s return and even had a $20 million gate to hold their hat on. Sadly, McGregor’s withdrawal spoiled all these plans and compelled the promotion to revamped UFC 303’s major card from high to backside.
Dustin Poirier, who’s one in all McGregor’s greatest rivals after competing 3 times within the Octagon, is a part of the bulk that doesn’t perceive how a toe damage would have prevented McGregor from returning to motion. “Diamond” admits that he doesn’t know the specifics of McGregor’s damage and the way extreme the break was, however he isn’t satisfied it was a large enough deal.
“A pinky toe? I fought with a lot accidents,” Poirier stated on The MMA Hour. “Like Conor stated, he’s fought with so many accidents, I fought with so many accidents over time, however a pinky toe doesn’t appear to be a motive to drag out of a battle. Giving him his respect, I additionally don’t know the severity of it.”
McGregor nonetheless plans to get well in time to compete in 2024, however his current damage threw the whole lot and everybody for a loop. That’s most likely as a result of McGregor has by no means pulled out of a UFC fighter earlier than. Regardless of his sporadic layoffs from competitors, he’s some of the dependable fighters as soon as the dotted line is signed.
So far as his rivalry with McGregor goes, Poirier believes “Infamous” is at all times attempting to push the envelope and make him have interaction in some social media banter. “Diamond” want to hearth again and have his voice heard, however most often it isn’t price it.
“He crossed traces you may’t come again from,” Poirier stated. “I wish to whip his ass (after I see the Tweets). He’s attempting to convey that out of me. He needs me to fireside again. I’m similar to, ‘Nah.’ After all I wish to say one thing again and attempt to arrange a battle with him, however it’s what it’s. We’ve got quite a lot of back-and-forth over time, since 2014.”
