What Dustin Poirier believes could decide McGregor vs. Holloway winner
Dustin Poirier is certain Conor McGregor will bring at least one thing that will threaten Max Holloway at UFC 329.
Dustin Poirier thinks Conor McGregor is facing a major challenge in his UFC 329 comeback against Max Holloway . Poirier is perhaps the world's most leading authority to speak on the July 11 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ( Paramount+ ). He's fought McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and Holloway (27-9 MMA, 23-9 UFC) three times each, going 2-1 in both trilogies.
The questions around McGregor will be endless for his return from a five-year layoff. He was last seen fighting Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021, and it ended in disaster when the Irishman went down with a broken leg in the first round. He will turn 38 just three days after UFC 329, and although there's no question he'll be a different version than the past, Poirier is confident one trait will remain.
"Conor has the power," Poirier said on Paramount's "Deep Waters" podcast . "No matter the injury that's going to be there still, the timing – other things matter. But the power is going to be here.
This is going to be a firefight. Oliveira was able to smother (Holloway), which I was surprised by, because Max is hard to hold down. Conor is going to kickbox with him for 25 minutes.