Justin Gaethje says several fighters *understandably* turned him down at UFC 313. The former BMF titleholder was set to go to war with Dan Hooker next week in Las Vegas until a hand injury pulled "Hangman" from the lightweight bout altogether.

When thinking of the most bitter, heated and personal UFC rivalries ever, the ones which often come to mind are Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier and Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen, however, arguably the most personal rivalry ever is Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor.

The last time Dustin Poirier spoke about Conor McGregor, he compared their rivalry to Ernie the Giant Chicken and Peter Griffin from 'Family Guy.' The context? The post Dustin Poirier Called Out for Chasing Conor McGregor’s $5M Payout as Fans Deliver Verdict on Rare Praise appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Summer travel plans can start being made as soon as possible - according to UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier, at least. ‘Father time comes for us all,' Henry Cejudo told to retire by greatest UFC rival In an interview with MMAFighting released Monday morning,

Despite years of bad blood, former interim UFC champion Dustin Poirier has shown respect to his rival Conor McGregor amidst his hiatus.

Dustin Poirier has not given up hope of fans seeing Conor McGregor return to the UFC. Poirier and McGregor have a long history, having faced each other three times. Poirier lost their first clash before avenging those defeats with two back-to-back wins.

The Dustin Poirier-Conor McGregor rivalry is always going to be an aforementioned selection when MMA fans further examine the sport's history.

Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor has been one such example that still remains fresh in the minds of UFC fans. Thus, ‘The Diamond’ speaking in favor of Conor McGregor is not something anyone would expect in their wildest fantasies.