SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh thinks the rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier should crown the next UFC lightweight champion. McGregor (22-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) faces Poirier (26-6 MMA, 18-5 UFC) on Jan. 23 in the UFC 257 main event on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. Despite 155-pound champion Khabib Nurmagomedov announcing his retirement in October, the title remains in his possession. While Kavanagh doesn’t necessarily agree with the implications of the McGregor-Poirier matchup, he is treating it like a championship bout
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