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Chael Sonnen has questioned Conor McGregor's resilience and wonders if he was an "old fighter with a coke habit" when he lost to Dustin Poirier.
In a recently posted video on his YouTube channel, Sonnen asked if Poirier was too good for Conor McGregor to handle or if 'The Diamond' simply beat a "broken down" version of McGregor.
Sonnen mentioned that Poirier's fellow lightweight contenders Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler believe 'The Diamond' will win the UFC lightweight title at UFC 269.
"Has Poirier showed us all, how goddamn good he is, by destroying Conor McGregor twice? Has he or did Poirier beat up a broken down, old fighter with a coke habit? And that's not for us to look right now, I'm looking into the future, we believe, the fellow fighters in the industry believe, Justin Gaethje himself believes, Michael Chandler believes that Dustin Poirier is going to capture the world championship in a couple of weeks. They believe he's going to beat Oliveira."
However, 'The American Gangster' then spoke on a potential scenario where Dustin Poirier fails to win the UFC lightweight title and Charles Oliveira proves he is still the best lightweight in the world.
If that is indeed the case which plays out at UFC 269, everyone would rather go on to question Conor McGregor's durability, instead of looking down on Poirier's abilities.
"But let's say he [Dustin Poirier] doesn't, let's say the champ remains the champ and Oliveira shows us all he is the best in the world. Period. Right now he is the best in the world but to put a period right? To defend the belt, to go through Dustin Poirier. Very different conversations, you're going to view Charles Oliveira very differnetly but let's say Oliveira does. All of a sudden, we're instantly going to question, what it is that Poirier did against Conor? It's not going to look bad for Poirier, it's going to look bad for Conor," Sonnen said.
Check out Chael Sonnen's video below:
Is 2021 the year of Dustin Poirier?
Dustin Poirier started off 2021 with a huge win over Conor McGregor, avenging his loss to 'The Notorious' from their featherweight days.
The loss to 'The Diamond' led to bad blood between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. Heading into their third fight, things got very heated due to the Irishman involving Poirier's wife in his pre-fight trash talk.
At UFC 264, McGregor and Poirier faced-off for the third time. The Irishman brutally injured his leg and the bout had to be called-off after one round. Poirier is now 2-1 against McGregor, who believes business is still unfinished between them.
