Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier have shared the octagon on three separate occasions, with the latter winning the last two of their meetings.
While it was assumed that their rivalry had concluded, that does not appear to be the case. Following an announcement that Poirier was hospitalized with a staph infection, his rival wasted no time in taking a shot at him.
In a quote tweet posted to his Twitter account, the former double champ stated:
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"Heal up soon scruffy knickers"
Poirier responded by accusing McGregor of using steroids while challenging him to another fight, stating:
"You done filming Roid House and ready to get slapped around again!?"
McGregor fired back with a scathing response, alleging that he would put Poirier in a coffin. He also did not miss the opportunity to promote his upcoming film, the remake of the 1989 classic film Road House:
"Ye I’m in Amsterdam jacked like [Jean-Claude] van damn. You weren’t just hurt pal. You were scared hurt don’t forget it. I’m coming back to put you in a box. Full of it. I’m sending you off this earth. Permanent. Stay waiting for the road house as well pal you and the missus will love it."
It is unclear if the pair will meet for a tetralogy fight or are simply bantering online as frenemies.
While McGregor defeated Poirier via TKO at UFC 178 in 2014, the No.2-ranked lightweight got his revenge in 2021, as he picked up TKO victories at UFC 257 and UFC 264, handing McGregor the first two knockout losses of his mixed martial arts career.
The former double champ is yet to return to the octagon after breaking his leg in their most recent meeting.
Check out Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier's Twitter exchange below:
Joe Rogan is the latest to accuse Conor McGregor of steroid usage
Conor McGregor has faced plenty of steroid allegations as he prepares for his UFC return. The No.14-ranked lightweight is the only fighter on the UFC roster that has not been tested by USADA in 2022, giving plenty of fuel to the rumors.
Joe Rogan became the latest to question whether or not McGregor is clean.
Speaking on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, the UFC commentator stated:
"He's taking his shirt off and posing constantly and he looks like his piss would melt that USADA cup. Like it would just like burn a hole right to the bottom of that USADA cup."
McGregor, who has been inactive for nearly eighteen months, will be unable to make his return to the UFC until he spends six months in the USADA testing pool and submits two clean urine samples. He recently shared that he is likely to begin the process in February, meaning that the soonest he will be able to return to the octagon will be in August 2023.
Watch Joe Rogan discuss Conor McGregor's potential steroid use below (starting at the 3:00 mark):