Media Michael Chandler: Dustin Poirier should abandon title fight for a fourth match with McGregor

Should Dustin pass on title fight and wait for McGregor?

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If I was porier, I’d wait on McGregor. The fans and his prime won’t be there when he’s 50, but the millions in the bank should be
 
It'd be hilarious if Dustin won the title and then got 1:10000 murked by McGregor.
 
If I'm Dustin, I take the title fight. The Conor fight is there regardless. If he wins the title and fights Conor with the title on the line, that fight is even bigger. If he loses, Conor is still going to want the rematch.
 
JJCc said:
“Man, if I’m Dustin Poirier, I’m just waiting for Conor 4. I am…if Poirier goes and wins the title, can Conor come right back and fight Poirier if he has the title? Crazier things have happened. So if I’m Poirier, I’m just waiting out and waiting for Conor 4, especially after he said numerous things about my wife and my kids and killing me, all that kind of stuff..."



Dustin himself also has talked about that money fight mattering more than the title. Dustin has said himself "I'm a prize fighter... I'm gonna make 5, 6, 7, 10 times the money to fight McGregor..."

Do you think Dustin should pass on the title shot and wait for McGregor?



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He's got the 2 to 1 edge in contests, so he doesn't need to go chasing that fight. Conor will come to him. Conor is going to be on the shelf, healing, rebuilding strength in that wheel, then rebuilding confidence in it. That's going to be a long time, so why wait around?

Let's say he goes for it, falls short..... then he gets the championship fight payday plus the Conor payday. Anyone think his losing would take any shine of that rematch?

Let's say he goes for it and wins. Ignoring whether Conor would actually deserve a title shot, it's now a Conor fight PLUS a title fight. PPV numbers will be that much more through the roof. In addition, if you're Dustin, you now have two things Conor wants and doesn't have - the belt and the edge in their series history. He holds a much better bargaining position in terms of how much of the PPV slice he commands vs Conor. Not saying he gets the lion's share and Conor gets scraps, but rather he's not at as huge of a disparity and disadvantage that we usually see.

It would be insanely stupid to wait around for Conor to rehab and pass on the opportunity for the belt. Even if he's a money fighter, champs get paid more. Period.
 
fzoid4454 said:
He's got the 2 to 1 edge in contests, so he doesn't need to go chasing that fight. Conor will come to him. Conor is going to be on the shelf, healing, rebuilding strength in that wheel, then rebuilding confidence in it. That's going to be a long time, so why wait around?

Let's say he goes for it, falls short..... then he gets the championship fight payday plus the Conor payday. Anyone think his losing would take any shine of that rematch?

Let's say he goes for it and wins. Ignoring whether Conor would actually deserve a title shot, it's now a Conor fight PLUS a title fight. PPV numbers will be that much more through the roof. In addition, if you're Dustin, you now have two things Conor wants and doesn't have - the belt and the edge in their series history. He holds a much better bargaining position in terms of how much of the PPV slice he commands vs Conor. Not saying he gets the lion's share and Conor gets scraps, but rather he's not at as huge of a disparity and disadvantage that we usually see.

It would be insanely stupid to wait around for Conor to rehab and pass on the opportunity for the belt. Even if he's a money fighter, champs get paid more. Period.
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Champs do not get paid more. McGregor made more money in his last fight than the entire career of some champions. Dustin made enough for 10 championship fights.
 
conor would 1000 000% be getting a title shot. what's more he could win it too :) and I hate the guy
 
funkjunky said:
conor would 1000 000% be getting a title shot. what's more he could win it too :) and I hate the guy
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WHat's he going to do,roll over his opponents feet?
 
Thats dumb...he can have both, win or lose the title fight he will have both fights anyway, now, wait for Conor? thats dumb in itself, why? Cause Conor is out at the very least for a year, that if he decides to return, leaving anything on the table to wait for him its DUMB.
 
So Dustin is supposed to wait 1 year before he fights? Meh.

I think fighting Oliveira for the belt would be the way to go.
 
JJCc said:
Champs do not get paid more. McGregor made more money in his last fight than the entire career of some champions. Dustin made enough for 10 championship fights.
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Lol but no, he didnt, a guy that its popular, so he fights for the belt 10 times, lets say some of that are also defenses, makes VERY decent money, sure he made bank for 1 fight, no denying that, but fighting for the belt means decent purse + PPV, unless he somehow its underpaid each time and for some reason continues to get title fights without a raise or winning one.
 
Chandler forgot about 1 thing.
If Poirier wants to wait for Conrat he will never smell the belt again.

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Take the money. That belt ain’t payin the mortgage.
 
Conor probably won't be back for another year and that's if his rehab goes perfectly and as we're seeing with Weidman that's not always the case. Waiting for him would be stupid.
 
HHJ said:
EXCUSE ME SIR


Stone Cold Steve Austin,a great american can actually beat anyone on the roster. Conor cant beat anyone who is good anymore,so maybe he should take a break from fighting people who are actually good.
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I think he can spark either Gaethje or Oliveira
 
#1 Chandler is right. Dustin himself said he made far more fighting Conor than he would have fighting for the belt

#2 Chandler gets a quicker path to another title shot.

You'd almost think he's a smart guy until you read that the new york fight with Gaedjthe is at risk because Chandler refuses to get vaccinated...
 
Jose Beehive said:
No, both are options... it'll be over a year away, Where as he could fight Du Bronx in the next few months. Not that Conor deserves a title shot mind.
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it wouldnt be a title fight because Dustin wont win the belt
 
scoobster said:
it wouldnt be a title fight because Dustin wont win the belt
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Potentially, I suppose win or lose to Du Bronx he could come away needing a fair amount of rest time, and would more likely face Conor a 4th time if he lost that fight.
 
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