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Conor McGregor is set to make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon in the headliner of tomorrow night’s UFC 257 event.<\/p>\n

McGregor is set to collide with Dustin Poirier for a second time on Saturday evening. The pair first met in a featherweight contest back in 2014, with the Irishman emerging victorious by way of first round TKO.<\/p>\n

Despite not having competed in the past twelve months, Conor McGregor is confident that he will provide fans with a “masterpiece<\/a>” tomorrow night on Fight Island. ‘Notorious’ has predicted that he could once again stop Poirier in the first round, possibly in less than sixty seconds.<\/p>\n

The former two-division UFC champion, McGregor (22-4 MMA), took to Instagram<\/a> this evening to announce that he has activated “Gorilla mode” ahead of tomorrow night’s matchup with ‘The Diamond’.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKYG87mpPjz\/<\/p>\n

“Gorilla mode activate!”<\/em> – McGregor captioned a photo of he and Poirier squaring off at today’s weigh ins.<\/p>\n

While Conor McGregor may be planning another quick finish of the former interim champion, Dustin Poirier is hoping to do the same. ‘The Diamond’ recently suggested<\/a> that he also looking for a first round stoppage win.<\/p>\n

McGregor last competed at UFC 246 in January of 2020, where he needed just 46-seconds to dismantle<\/a> Donald Cerrone in a welterweight contest.<\/p>\n

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Photo via Daily Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prior to that win, McGregor was coming off a fourth round submission loss to bitter rival and current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Dustin Poirier (26-6 MMA) will enter his rematch with Conor McGregor looking to build off the momentum of his thrilling decision victory over Dan Hooker<\/a> from back in June.\u00a0 Like McGregor, Poirier’s most recent win was preceded by a submission loss to undefeated lightweight kingpin Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n

Who are you prediction to emerge victorious when Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier square off for a second time tomorrow evening on Yas Island? Share your predictions in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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