‘I will be back’ – Conor McGregor wants FOURTH Dustin Poirier bout after leg break as UFC star vows ‘it will be settled’
CONOR McGREGOR has set his sights on a FOURTH fight with Dustin Poirier as he vowed: ‘I will be back and it will be settled.’
McGregor, who first beat Poirier in 2014, suffered a brutal knockout defeat in their rematch in January.
He then faced further misery in the trilogy bout in July as he sustained a horror leg break just seconds before the end of round one.
It resulted in a doctor stoppage loss for the Irishman, who has since claimed he landed ‘nasty elbows and upkicks’ during that chaotic first round.
And after it ended in unprecedented fashion, McGregor has eyed one more fight with his American rival.
He tweeted: “Really nasty elbows and upkicks for sure.
“That or maybe a really annoying blue bottle was around him after the fight, lol.
“Make no mistake they are not looking forward to what is coming. I will be back and it will be settled. Once and for all.”
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McGregor, 33, who is set to return next year, revealed he had a hampered leg heading into his third fight with Poirier, 32.
And he doubled down on the unfinished business shared between the pair.
McGregor posted: “In my last camp I’d a severely damaged left leg.
“Many of my sessions consisted of starting in open guard bottom. And staying there. Full rounds remaining on bottom.
“I was beating people up until they backed away from me. It then translated to the fight. True story.
“His head was sorer, my leg was sorer. I feel good on that. Not to say his leg wasn’t busted either tho.
“I had that thigh well minced. I feel it’s just simply not settled yet. Is the fairest response I can give.”