McGregor Says Poirier Trilogy Is Off After War of Words About Donation

Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier have engaged in a full-on war of words that has reached a level that may have canceled their UFC 264 fight.

Yesterday, Dustin Poirier issued a response to Conor McGregor’s fourth-round KO prediction by mostly just outing him for reneging on his agreement to donate to The Good Fight Foundation. Ahead of UFC 257, McGregor stated that he would donate to the foundation, but according to Poirier, McGregor and his team were unreachable after the event. Not long after Poirier’s tweet to this effect, McGregor addressed the accusation on Twitter.

“A donation, not a debt. We’ve been awaiting the plans for the money that never came. I do with all my donations. Know where it’s going dot for dot. Otherwise it goes walking. As is the case with a lot of these foundations, sadly. You took the McG over the belt shows I was right.”

An interpretation of the above comments is that McGregor is accusing Poirier of being money-driven as evident by him selecting to fight him instead of for the title. Thus, McGregor believes this character revelation proves that he was right to want the usage of his donation money to be preemptively audited to ensure there is no misappropriation of the funds. Poirier swiftly responded to the above tweet.

“100% never a debt. You offered, we accepted, and like I said your Team never responded to our emails regarding the process of where funds would be put to work! July 10th you will taste defeat yet Again”

McGregor would then proceed to go scorched earth on Poirier, including striking a match and supposedly burning down plans for a trilogy fight against Poirier at UFC 264.

“My team does their due diligence to make sure every donation meets the mark. My generosity is known. You will pay with your brain for this attempt at smearing my name. Shooting ass shelling ass bitch. Little bitch kicks from a shell. Good luck when you’re caught. You’re fucked.”

“It’s Mardi Gras bitches get your tits out for it,” McGregor declared.

“You’re ripped you inbred hillbilly. Why do you wink with your ears? You fucking brain dead hillbilly. 500k with no plan in place. Ye hang tight. Fool. You must be new to money. The fight is off btw. I’m going to fight someone else on the 10th. Good luck on your old contract kid.”

Thus far, Poirier’s only response to McGregor’s rant was a simple “OK” along with a video showing him landing the finishing blow to McGregor at UFC 257:

As for the fight being canceled, this could be a case of cooler heads eventually prevailing and nothing changing. In theory, however, it is possible that McGregor may be pulling out of the trilogy fight. As of the most recent reports, Poirier signed his contract, and McGregor had fully committed to the July 10 date as well. However, the fight was never officially announced by the UFC, nor has it been reported that McGregor has actually signed the contract.

You’re definitely going to want to keep it locked on MMANews.com for this one, as this is a developing story that could have many twists and turns before you can blink.

What are your thoughts on this exchange between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier?

Related News

Top Stories

UFC Store

What’s Next After UFC 312? Current UFC 313 Card For Las Vegas On March 8

UFC 312 is in the books, meaning attention will soon turn to the mixed...

Demetrious Johnson Tells Sean Strickland To ‘Swallow His Ego’ & Change His Style After UFC 312

UFC legend Demetrious Johnson thinks it's time for Sean Strickland to change his ways...

Dricus Du Plessis: Khamzat Chimaev ‘Deserves A Hiding’ Before Alex Pereira Fight

Dricus Du Plessis successfully defended his middleweight title for the second time with a...

Dana White Reveals ‘Fascinating’ Revelation He Had While Watching Sean Strickland At UFC 312

Sean Strickland’s loss to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 312 was a decisive unanimous...

Dricus Du Plessis ‘Super Frustrated’ By UFC 312 Boos: ‘If It Was Towards Me, You Are Stupid’

UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis insists he's not to blame for how his...

UFC Analyst Rips Sean Strickland After UFC 312 Performance: ‘He’s Not Who He Says He Is’

Sean Strickland’s pre-fight promises of a brutal, all-out war with Dricus Du Plessis at...

Joe Rogan Reacts To Dricus Du Plessis’ UFC 312 Win Over Sean Strickland: ‘He’s A Tough Puzzle’

While the UFC 312 main event itself didn't exactly deliver fireworks, color commentator Joe...

Merab Dvalishvili Slams Controversial Stoppage At UFC 312: ‘Hate This!’

UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili was not pleased to see one fighter's outing at...

Khamzat Chimaev & Nassourdine Imavov Among Fighters Unimpressed By UFC 312 Main Event

Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland ran it back in Saturday's UFC 312 headliner,...