5 things you need to know about UFC 264: Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 3

#2 The Good Fight Foundation incident

Dustin Poirier (left), Conor McGregor (right)[Photo credit: Instagram @thenotoriousmma @dustinpoirier]

After seemingly being on cordial terms with each other after UFC 257, Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier reverted to being at odds. This unsuspecting development came after the American accused his opponent of doubling back from a donation he vowed to make.

That's a fun prediction! @TheNotoriousMMA you also predicted a donation to my foundation and you and your team stopped responding after the fight in January. See you soon. July 10th Paid In Full!

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) April 11, 2021

The rivals got into an ugly back-and-forth on social media about McGregor's pledge to donate $500,000 to Poirier's charity, The Good Fight Foundation. The Dublin native responded by saying that his team wanted more details about what the money would be used for, which never came.

In the end, Conor McGregor finally shelled out $500,000, but he didn't donate it to The Good Fight Foundation. Instead, he chose a different Louisiana-based charity as his beneficiary, the Boys & Girls Club of Acadiana of Lafayette.

Dustin Poirier ended up apologizing for publicizing his issue and attaching his charity to his feud with Conor McGregor.

“My apology was more for me because I felt like I attached my foundation, something that me and wife worked so hard to get where it’s at, to something negative,” the 32-year-old told ESPN. “I don’t want that cloud hanging above it, and I attached it to negativity because of a personal thing going on, and when I’m the president and the voice of the foundation, I can’t do those type of things."

#1 What's at stake for Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier?

Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor [Photo credit: @dustinpoirier on Instagram]

UFC president Dana White has announced that the winner of Poirier-McGregor 3 will be next in line to challenge Charles Oliveira for the lightweight title.

For Dustin Poirier, it would be another chance to become an undisputed UFC world champion. He previously captured the interim lightweight title in 2019 but failed to unify the belts against then-undisputed 155-pound champ Khabib Nurmagomedov.

But for McGregor, it's bigger than the title as his legacy and reputation will be on the line. Despite being a former lightweight champion, McGregor is 1-2 in the division. He's done his best work at featherweight, where he went 7-0 and is relatively good at welterweight with a record of 2-1.

If McGregor loses twice in a row to Poirier, his stock will be at its lowest ever since he rose to superstardom. He'd still be a big star in the UFC, no less, but his days as a top contender might come to an end.