I Would Want Either Dustin Poirier or Michael Chandler – Top UFC Lightweight Dismisses Conor McGregor for The Guys in the Division - EssentiallySportsAmerica's Favorites Trending in U.S.A.
I Would Want Either Dustin Poirier or Michael Chandler – Top UFC Lightweight Dismisses Conor McGregor for The Guys in the Division
Published 05/27/2022, 5:00 AM EDTBy Nevada , United States – 10 July 2021; Conor McGregor before his lightweigh fight with Dustin Poirier during the UFC 264 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. (Photo By Thomas King/Sportsfile via Getty Images) UFC lightweight division is one of the most intriguing divisions in the UFC. Not only the division is filled with world-class fighters, but it also has a star-studded lineup. Chiefly, at the top of the division with names like Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson, Dustin Poirier, etc. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad The cause and effect of having such a pecking order; 1. Phenomenal bouts whenever these guys fight 2. Matchmaking is an incoherent task. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad In a recent interview with MMA reporter, The Schmo, UFC lightweight, Beneil Dariush spoke about his next opponent barring the next two potential fighters for vacant UFC lightweight gold – and . “If I’m not getting the title shot... I would want either or Michael Chandler because I think those are the guys right now… they’re ahead of me. I wouldn’t really wanna go against Justin, we are buddies; Even if I had to, he’s out, right now, for a while,” said #6 UFC lightweight. Dariush showed that he just wants to fight and doesn’t care about the names. Though he only sees the merit of the opponent, the sport has always been about the storylines. All the fighters in the division at one point or the other have called out ‘‘ Conor McGregor for well-known reasons. However, Dariush is not the one to do so. The #6 lightweight has all the skills required to be a champion in the promotion. However, the fans don’t consider him as a big-name fighter who will pull all the strings, even outside the fighting, to put people in the arena. Nevertheless, many fighters have built their legacy by grinding and not engaging in verbal spat, and Dariush seems to be one of them. Why didn t Beneil Dariush call out Conor McGregor
ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad ‘Benny’ understands ‘The Notorious’ is out of the picture from the lightweight division courtesy of the brutal leg break at . Besides, the list of fighters who have called out the ‘face of the fight game’ is too long for him to get a place.LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 06: Conor McGregor of Ireland enters the Octagon before facing Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia in their UFC lightweight championship bout during the UFC 229 event inside T-Mobile Arena on October 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Also, both Poirier and are looking for big matchups. Yet, the likeliness of Dariush fighting one of these two is more than him stepping against ‘The Mystic Mac.’ ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Watch This Story – It’s always tough to book a matchup in the division. Thus, it would be interesting to see how this scenario plays out. SHARE THIS ARTICLE
ADVERTISEMENT Deepak Kumar 1081 articlesDeepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight game brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EDITORS' PICK
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