Conor McGregor is all set to face Dustin Poirier in one of the biggest MMA events of the year. ‘Notorious’ and Poirier will face each other at the main event of UFC 264 at the T-Mobile Arena. This fight is highly anticipated as it is set to conclude the epic rivalry between the two fighters.

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As the UFC 264 event approaches, both fighters have been busy training for the fight. However, McGregor took some time off his training to congratulate Dystopia Mobile for reaching 1 million downloads. McGregor took to Twitter to congratulate them and wrote, “Incredible! What a game!”.

Conor McGregor and Dystopia Mobile have been working together for some time now. It all came together when McGregor was introduced as a character in Dystopia: Contest of Heroes. After that, McGregor came together with Dystopia Mobile to announce a tournament hosted by McGregor.

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Dystopia Mobile took to Twitter to announce news of the same. They wrote, You know it’s going to be epic when @TheNotoriousMMA says so. Are you ready?”

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Conor McGregor is one of the most popular combat sports athletes in the world. Therefore, a partnership with him has been highly successful for Dystopia Mobile and has helped them reach 1 million downloads so quickly.

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What to expect from Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 3?

There is much expectation from this fight between McGregor and Poirier as the earlier fights between them have been very entertaining. When McGregor faced ‘The Diamond’ for the first time back in 2014, he won that fight via a first-round TKO.

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Since then everyone was eagerly waiting for a rematch between the two and got their wish in 2021. Poirier and McGregor fought in a rematch at UFC 257 and this time around Poirier won the fight via a 2nd round TKO. Looking back at the two fights, one can expect its fight to end in a KO/TKO as well.

Many people believe that ‘Notorious’ has the best chance of winning the fight in the first round. However, if the fight moves past the first round, Poirier would certainly hold the advantage.

Who do you think will win the fight between McGregor and Poirier? Let us know in the comments below.

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Paras Pande is the Editorial Ops Lead at EssentiallySports. Prior to joining ES, Paras gained expertise as an MMA writer whilst working with Sportskeeda. A graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, he covered UFC for 3 years before becoming an Editor. Outside of his current managerial duties, he is a combat sports specialist at ES. Paras gained complete understanding of the Editorial Architecture with his 2+ years in the team. In his tenure, Paras has led the onboarding of the writing and editorial workforce for a year. Currently, he manages the movements within the editorial infrastructure and oversees allocation of editorial resources. Strong coordination and systematic thinking have helped Paras manage the workflow of a 60-member editorial team. Apart from all this, he is a voracious reader who loves the work of J. R. R. Tolkien.

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