Dana White confirms Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier is a ‘done deal’ at 155

Dana White confirms Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier is a ‘done deal’ at 155
Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier

Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier has been confirmed by UFC President Dana White. The last time the pair fought each other, McGregor won the fight. That being said, the two fighters have had a long journey since then and both men have won titles at 155 pounds. And now both are ready for the next round.

The fight will happen in the lightweight division

Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier

Dana White says the fight will happen in the lightweight division and not at a catchweight and it will not be the title fight.

“It’s 155 pounds,” White told BT Sport. “I’m not putting on a freaking multi-million dollar fight at a catch weight that means nothing. … That fight means nothing at 170. Neither one of those two are ranked at 170 pounds and it doesn’t do anything in the [155]-pound division if either one of them win cause they’re fighting at 170. It literally makes no sense.”

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“There are plenty of organizations that put on fights that make no sense. You can go and watch those kinds of fights every weekend. That’s not what we do here.”

UFC has presented both fighters contracts for the UFC 257 on Jan. 23, but neither has put pen to paper. It’s widely expected that the bout will be agreed upon soon.

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