Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier Added to UFC 178

Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier Added to UFC 178

by Chris Houten - @mrhouts 

 
Dustin Poirier (16-3) took to twitter after Conor McGregor's victory over Brandao to lay down the challenge, and he will now get his wish facing McGregor at UFC 178. UFC officials confirmed the bout earlier today.

UFC 178 takes place on September 27th at an as-yet-unannounced venue in Las Vegas. The card is headlined by Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2, and will air on live on pay-per-view in the US, and BT Sports in the UK.

Currently riding an 11 fight win streak, McGregor (15-2) took his UFC record to 3-0 on Saturday when he defeated Diego Brandao by first round TKO in front of a sold out crowd in his hometown of Dublin. In the lead up to the bout with Brandao, McGregor, who moves to 10th in the UFC's featherweight rankings following his win over Brandao, has called out the majority of the top ten in the division including Poirier for several months, and after his win this weekend Poirier accepted McGregor's challenge saying he isn't impressed with McGregor's body of work.

A 10-fight UFC vet, Dustin Poirier (16-3) is currently ranked 6th in the UFC featherweight rankings, and is currently ridding a 3 fight win streak. A member of American Top Team, Poirier is 8-2 in his UFC career with 2 TKO victories and 3 submission. Poirier has a common opponent in Diego Brandao, who he knockout in the first round at UFC 168.

With the addition of McGregor vs Poirier, UFC 178 now includes:

Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Dominick Cruz vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Tim Kennedy vs. Yoel Romero
Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier
Amanda Nunes vs. Cat Zingano
Brian Ebersole vs. John Howard
Patrick Cote vs. Stephen Thompson