{"id":389433,"date":"2021-07-04T06:44:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T13:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=389433"},"modified":"2021-07-04T06:45:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T13:45:42","slug":"dustin-poirier-explains-rationale-behind-choosing-conor-mcgregor-trilogy-over-ufc-lightweight-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dustin-poirier-explains-rationale-behind-choosing-conor-mcgregor-trilogy-over-ufc-lightweight-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Dustin Poirier explains rationale behind choosing Conor McGregor trilogy over UFC lightweight title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dustin Poirier explained his rationale behind choosing the Conor McGregor trilogy over competing in the UFC lightweight title fight instead.<\/p>\n<p>Poirier knocked out McGregor at UFC 257 earlier this year to become the de facto No. 1 contender at 155lbs. When UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov decided to vacate his belt and retire, the original plan was to have Poirier fight Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title. Instead, Poirier chose to fight McGregor for the third time, which led to Oliveira fighting Michael Chandler in the main event of UFC 262 and winning the belt.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fhDUYdISB3I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>, Poirier explained why he made the decision he did to fight McGregor at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregor-vs-dustin-poirier-3-the-man-in-the-arena-hype-video-released\/\">UFC 264<\/a> instead of fighting for the belt next. According to &#8220;The Diamond,&#8221; this was a very easy decision for him because, financially, it didn&#8217;t make sense to fight for the belt next.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made that decision pretty easily. If I\u2019m the best in the world then I\u2019m going to beat Conor and fight for the belt. It\u2019s like doubling down on yourself. I&#8217;m a gambling man and I believe in my skills in fighting, so I just doubled down,&#8221; Poirier said (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmaweekly.com\/dustin-poirier-explains-his-decision-to-fight-conor-mcgregor-a-third-time-instead-of-fighting-for-the-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Weekly<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe fighting for the belt, I wouldn\u2019t get pay-per-view (revenue). I would have gotten a base salary of probably not even a third of my base salary for this fight. It just doesn\u2019t make sense. I\u2019m a prizefighter. I\u2019m going to make six, seven, ten times the amount of money to fight Conor again \u2013 like I said, I\u2019m a father, a husband, and I have priorities. I wouldn\u2019t have gotten pay-per-view points for the title fight. The Conor fight, I have pay-per-view points built-in. There\u2019s no question (it was the right choice).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Dustin Poirier made the right choice in choosing to fight Conor McGregor in the trilogy rather than fighting for the belt next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dustin Poirier explained his rationale behind choosing the Conor McGregor trilogy over competing in the UFC lightweight title fight instead. Poirier knocked out McGregor at UFC 257 earlier this year to become the de facto No. 1 contender at 155lbs. 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