UFC 264: Conor McGregor says Dustin Poirier ‘will pay with his life’ for ‘disrespecting’ his kindness
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The UFC 264 main event is set for Saturday night in Las Vegas, after Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier both made weight – and there was a heated staredown at the end of Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins.
After the Irishman threw a kick at Poirier at Thursday’s press conference, UFC president Dana White made sure to keep “The Notorious” at bay before commentator Joe Rogan stepped in for an interview.
“Joe, in 16 hours time this man is gonna learn that if you disrespect a person’s kindness and take it as a weakness, you must pay,” McGregor said.
“Tomorrow night, I’m gonna make this man pay with his life and I mean it. You’re dead in that Octagon,” he added, gesturing at Poirier.
“The Diamond” was certainly the pantomime villain for the thousands of fans inside T-Mobile Arena, who have loved seeing their man McGregor return to his old antagonistic ways with trash-talking and mind games, after a respectful build-up to their second fight in Abu Dhabi.
