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The bout will be a rematch of a 2014 featherweight fight that McGregor won by first-round knockout.<\/p>\n<p>See the pair&#8217;s tense final staredown, which occured after the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-257-weigh-in-results-mcgregor-poirier-hit-marks-two-fights-canceled\/\">UFC 257 weigh-ins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKWjzFKJ679\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">below<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKWjzFKJ679\/<\/p>\n<p>Heading into this rematch, McGregor has boldly predicted that he will once again knock Poirier out in the first round, this time in <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregor-shares-bold-prediction-for-rematch-with-dustin-poirier-at-ufc-257\/\">under a minute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like Dustin. I think he\u2019s a good fighter,\u201d McGregor said on UFC 257 <em>Countdown<\/em>. \u201cHe\u2019s even a great fighter. But great is still levels below me. I\u2019ll knock Dustin out inside 60 seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Poirier, on the other hand, has suggested that he&#8217;ll be looking to drag McGregor into a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dustin-poirier-reveals-game-plan-for-conor-mcgregor-rematch\/\">war of attrition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re talking about game plan, what I want is for both of us to be dripping blood and hurting and suffering early in the fight, then we can find out who\u2019s the real fighter,\u201d Poirier said on <em>This Past Weekend<\/em> with comedian Theo Von, previewing a bloody rematch with McGregor. \u201cThat\u2019s what I want. I want to be bleeding with a minute off the first round clock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want us both to be bleeding and really have to dig down and see who\u2019s the better fighter, and see who really wants to be in there, because I don\u2019t have a safety net,\u201d Poirier added. \u201cI want to be in there, and I know that. I know that, and I\u2019d like to find out if he does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will come out on top when Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier meet for a second time in the main event of UFC 257 this Saturday in Abu Dhabi?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday morning, Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier came face-to-face for a final time ahead of their hotly anticipated rematch. McGregor and Poirier will collide in the lightweight main event of UFC 257 this Saturday in Abu Dhabi. The bout will be a rematch of a 2014 featherweight fight that McGregor won by first-round knockout. 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