{"id":370022,"date":"2020-12-03T17:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T01:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=370022"},"modified":"2020-12-03T17:00:09","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T01:00:09","slug":"coach-roddy-doesnt-see-a-path-for-dustin-poirier-to-beat-stone-cold-killer-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/coach-roddy-doesnt-see-a-path-for-dustin-poirier-to-beat-stone-cold-killer-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Roddy doesn\u2019t see a path for Dustin Poirier to beat &#8220;stone-cold killer&#8221; Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Owen Roddy doesn&#8217;t know how Dustin Poirier can beat Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-accepts-the-ufcs-offer-to-fight-dustin-poirier-on-january-23\/\">In the main event of UFC 257<\/a>, Poirier is set to rematch McGregor in a very intriguing bout. It could very well determine the number one contender at lightweight and according to Roddy, McGregor is in the best shape of his life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA killer. Honest to God just a stone-cold killer. One, he&#8217;s coming off the Cerrone camp, he was in great form, he was motivated, he was in a good place,&#8221; Roddy said of Conor McGregor on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EKer8ruRgTY&amp;ab_channel=TheBashMMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Bash MMA<\/a>. &#8220;Then he wanted to go on this run throughout the year, and COVID messed it all up for everybody, but he didn\u2019t stop training. He hasn\u2019t stopped. He\u2019s been very active, working all areas of mixed martial arts, and you can see that now. He\u2019s in the best shape I\u2019ve ever seen him in my entire life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the rematch, Conor McGregor is the betting favorite but many pundits believe Poirier is a much different fighter than the first time and can give the Irishman problems. For Roddy, he isn&#8217;t so sure as he thinks McGregor is just too good and doesn&#8217;t see how Poirier can beat him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Poirier has improved an awful lot since that first fight. I think Conor has improved more since then, as well, you know. They\u2019re definitely two better fighters than they were when they first met, but I still think Conor is just the better fighter,&#8221; Roddy explained. &#8220;I think he\u2019s too precise. Poirier, his skills have definitely improved. His hands are very good, he\u2019s tough, he\u2019s durable, he sets a good pace, but I just don\u2019t see where he beats Conor, I just don&#8217;t see it. Conor\u2019s just too good everywhere, too precise and too clinical with his striking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There is no question Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 is a much different fight but Roddy is expecting a very similar result.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will win, Conor McGregor or Dustin Poirier?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Owen Roddy doesn&#8217;t know how Dustin Poirier can beat Conor McGregor. In the main event of UFC 257, Poirier is set to rematch McGregor in a very intriguing bout. It could very well determine the number one contender at lightweight and according to Roddy, McGregor is in the best shape of his life. \u201cA killer. 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