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Published 15:02 1 Dec 2018 GMT
Updated 15:06 1 Dec 2018 GMT
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"The ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone fight has never, ever been discussed,” White told MMA Fighting. “That’s completely not true. I said the fight that makes sense right now is probably Poirier. And then Tony gets a shot at the title and the two winners fight each other. But I’m not sure exactly on a date when Conor is gonna fight yet. We have to get through this Nevada State Athletic Commission stuff first.”McGregor fought Poirier in 2014 and won via a first round stoppage but the American has since compiled an impressive 8-1 record with headline wins over Eddie Alvarez, Anthony Pettis and Justin Gaethje. He has also won the performance of the night award and two consecutive fight of the night awards in his last three fights and would be an intriguing opponent for McGregor given the nature of his loss to Nurmagomedov in October. Poirier was quick to react to the news and posted a picture of a red pair of panties, which McGregor popularised in MMA during a press conference exchange with Rafael dos Anjos in 2016. https://twitter.com/DustinPoirier/status/1068764738149117953 https://twitter.com/DustinPoirier/status/1068771613821362176
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